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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1150-1153
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Assessment of the Value of the Immediate Postoperative Chest Radiograph After Cardiac Operation

Philip I. Hornick, FRCS, Paul Harris, MB, BS, Claire Cousins, FRCR, Kenneth M. Taylor, FRCS, Bruce E. Keogh, FRCS

Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Radiology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, England

Accepted for publication January 18, 1995.

The value of the immediate postoperative chest radiograph upon a patient's return to the intensive care unit after a cardiac surgical procedure is uncertain. This study represents a prospective analysis of the immediate postoperative radiograph in 100 consecutive adult patients undergoing cardiac operations. In 11 patients it was found that the routine postoperative radiograph was of value when it was necessary either to clarify or confirm clinical findings or to check the position of an intraaortic balloon catheter. For those chest radiographs that were deemed unnecessary, only one of 89 were found to be of clinical value. Furthermore, in those situations in which an emergency radiograph was obtained, the routine radiograph was not found to be contributory to patient management. We conclude that the policy of obtaining routine, immediate postoperative chest radiographs in the absence of a specific clinical indication provides virtually no additional clinical yield. Residents should therefore request radiographs only to check the position of an intraaortic balloon catheter, and to clarify or confirm a clinical diagnosis.




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