Why the study?
Does routine preoperative chest radiography improve the identification of unsuspected significant disease in children undergoing surgery?
Does routine preoperative chest radiography improve the identification of unsuspected significant disease in children undergoing surgery?
Routine preoperative chest radiographs in children are not mandatory and should be guided by clinical history and physical examination.
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Discourages routine preoperative chest radiographs in children; confirms low yield and supports history- and exam-guided clinician discretion.
A 1983 study studied this question.
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