Single intervention for a reduction in portable chest radiography (pCXR) in cardiovascular and surgical/trauma ICUs and associated outcomes

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8620525	Journal of Critical Care	2018	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In critically ill adults, pCXR reduction can be achieved in cardiothoracic and trauma/surgical patients with a pragmatic intervention, without adversely affecting patient care, outside a controlled study.

Keywords

IMCU LTAC SICU CVICU MICU MODS SNF VAP CXR APACHE II IQR ECMO Pulmonary embolism Skilled nursing facility extracorporeal membrane oxygenation intensive care unit ICU Imaging Mechanical ventilation Ventricular assist device Chest radiograph Daily Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome confidence interval Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II inter-quartile range Routine intermediate care unit Surgical intensive care unit Cardiovascular intensive care unit Medical intensive care unit Ventilator associated pneumonia VAD

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Single intervention for a reduction in portable chest radiography (pCXR) in cardiovascular and surgical/trauma ICUs and associated outcomes

Authors

Joseph E. Tonna, Kensaku Kawamoto, Angela P. Presson, Chong Zhang, Mary C. Mone, Robert E. Glasgow, Richard G. Barton, John R. Hoidal, Yoshimi Anzai,