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Anesthesia
Data on anesthesia described by researchers at King Fahad National Guard Hospital
July 10th, 2007
New research, "The diagnostic yield and clinical impact of a chest X-ray after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: a prospective cohort study," is the subject of a report. "A chest X-ray (CXR) is routinely performed after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of routine CXR following PDT and its impact on patient management and to identify predictors of post-PDT CXR changes," investigators in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia report. "Two-hundred-and-thirty-nine patients who underwent PDT in a 21-bed intensive care unit were included prospectively in the study. The following data were collected: patient...
Source: Drug Law Weekly (2007-07-10)
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