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July 28, 2026Egyptian Journal of BronchologyOpen Access

Restricted versus liberal bedside chest X-ray in ICU, single center comparative study

Ashraf Al Tayar Ahmed Abu Jaber Essam Faris Lojien Al Tayar Soumia Velekat Hosni A Salem Eslam E Abdelshafey

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This study aims to evaluate the impact of reducing bedside chest X-rays in ICU by implementing lung ultrasonography.
Conducted over 6 months with a comparison of data before and after chest X-ray restrictions.
Data included 192 admissions and 941 patient days during the liberal period and 135 admissions and 649 patient days in the restriction period.
Key performance indicators such as procedures done, mortality, and length of stay were analyzed.
Chest X-rays significantly reduced from 732 to 219, p < 0.001.
Average length of stay decreased from 6.94 days to 6.33 days, p < 0.001.
No significant differences in mortality ratio or infection rates during both periods.

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Compares chest X-ray frequency in ICU settings, suggesting effective use of lung ultrasonography.

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Tayar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af56260e2b924d3ea18af https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-026-00629-w

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