Effect of eliminating daily routine chest radiographs on on-demand radiograph practice in post-cardiothoracic surgery patients

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 467-468

  Kappert, Utz ^a   Stehr, Sebastian N ^a   Matschke, Klaus ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 38649135384     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.09.046     Document Type: Letter

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