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[Preoperative routine chest x-ray: expensive and of little value]
J P Ritz1, C T Germer, H J Buhr
1Abteilung für Allgemein-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität Berlin.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
In a retrospective analysis, we examined the findings of 3156 preoperative routine chest X-rays to define the indication of this cost-intensive examination. Pathological findings were seen only in 4% of all patients with no preexisting disease and in about 20% of patients with malignoma. Chest radiography is not routinely indicated in otherwise healthy patients, but should be performed if malignant disease is present.