Chest radiography practice in critically ill patients: a postal survey in the Netherlands
Abstract Background To ascertain current chest radiography practice in intensive care units (ICUs) in the Netherlands. Methods Postal survey: a questionnaire was sent to all ICUs with > 5 beds suitable for mechanical ventilation; pediatric ICUs were excluded. When an ICU performed daily-routine chest radiographs in any group of patients it was considered to be a "daily-routine chest radiography" ICU. Results From the number of ICUs responding, 63% practice a daily-routine strategy, in which chest radiographs are obtained on a daily basis without any specific reason. A daily-routine chest ra... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Medical Imaging, Vol 6, Iss 1, p 8 (2006) |
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Schlagwörter: | Medical technology / R855-855.5 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27579446 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2342-6-8 |