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Annals of Intensive Care

Table 6 Suggested indications for which a CXR is deemed essential for diagnosis or assessment (All hospitals, n = 69)

From: Significant changes in the practice of chest radiography in Dutch intensive care units: a web-based survey

Indication; n (%)

Presence of ARDS

43 (62)

Presence of a pneumonia

47 (68)

Presence of a pneumothorax

53 (77)

Patients volume status

12 (17)

Correct position of CVL

64 (93)

Correct position of chest tube

66 (96)

Correct position of IABP

36 (52)

  1. ARDS = Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome; CVL = central venous line; CXR = chest radiograph; IABP = intra-aortic balloon pump; n = number.
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