Adding value to daily chest X-rays in the ICU through education, restricted daily orders and indicat...
Adding value to daily chest X-rays in the ICU through education, restricted daily orders and indication-based prompting
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England: BMJ Publishing Group
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BackgroundChest X-rays (CXRs) are traditionally obtained daily in all patients on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in the intensive care unit (ICU). We sought to reduce overutilisation of CXRs obtained in the ICU, using a multifaceted intervention to eliminate automated daily studies.MethodsWe first educated ICU staff about the low diagnostic...
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Adding value to daily chest X-rays in the ICU through education, restricted daily orders and indication-based prompting
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5717964
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5717964
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2399-6641
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2399-6641
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10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000072
