The significance of routine chest X-ray in acute stroke
We retrospectively evaluated the significance of making a chest X-ray in the acute stage of a stroke. Forty percent of the chest X-rays were of suboptimal quality. Abnormal chest X-rays were, in part, the reason for consultation of chest specialists in 5%. A chest X-ray in patients with acute stroke...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 1999-03, Vol.101 (1), p.1-3 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We retrospectively evaluated the significance of making a chest X-ray in the acute stage of a stroke. Forty percent of the chest X-rays were of suboptimal quality. Abnormal chest X-rays were, in part, the reason for consultation of chest specialists in 5%. A chest X-ray in patients with acute stroke should only be performed if there is clinical suspicion of pulmonary or cardiac pathology, not as a routine. |
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ISSN: | 0303-8467 1872-6968 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0303-8467(98)00067-5 |