Title: Routine pre-operative chest radiographs in non-cardiopulmonary surgery.
Abstract:The routine pre-operative chest radiographs of 203 consecutive patients scheduled for elective non-cardiopulmonary surgery were reviewed. There were 122 abnormal findings, 27 (22%) of which were signi...The routine pre-operative chest radiographs of 203 consecutive patients scheduled for elective non-cardiopulmonary surgery were reviewed. There were 122 abnormal findings, 27 (22%) of which were significant, 95 (77.8%) insignificant. Of the former, 74% were due to cardiomegaly, while the latter included such findings as aortic unfolding (87%), pleural thickening (5.26%) and cervical ribs (2.11%). No abnormalities were found in subjects below 30 years of age, and there were no significant abnormal findings in subjects aged less than 40 years. This study shows that routine pre-operative chest radiographs in patients undergoing elective noncardiopulmonary surgery should be limited to patients with clinical symptoms, and high-risk patients, especially individuals aged greater than or equal to 50 years. Such radiographs are unnecessary in asymptomatic patients less than or equal to 30 years of age.Read More
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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