Chest radiographs for acute lower respiratory tract infections

AMY Cao, JP Choy… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs)(eg pneumonia) are a major
cause of morbidity and mortality and management focuses on early treatment. Chest …

Chest radiograph in acute respiratory infections

GH Swingler, M Zwarenstein… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Chest radiography is widely used during the management of acute lower
respiratory infections, but the benefits are unknown. Objectives To assess the effects of chest …

Observer variation in chest radiography of acute lower respiratory infections in children: a systematic review

GH Swingler - BMC Medical Imaging, 2001 - Springer
Background Knowledge of the accuracy of chest radiograph findings in acute lower
respiratory infection in children is important when making clinical decisions. Methods I …

Randomised controlled trial of clinical outcome after chest radiograph in ambulatory acute lower-respiratory infection in children

GH Swingler, GD Hussey, M Zwarenstein - The Lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
Background When available, chest radiographs are used widely in acute lower-respiratory-
tract infections in children. Their impact on clinical outcome is unknown. Methods 522 …

Predictors of Airspace Disease on Chest X‐ray in Emergency Department Patients With Clinical Bronchiolitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

JH Chao, RCJ Lin, S Marneni, S Pandya… - Academic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background An abnormal chest X‐ray (CXR) inconsistent with simple bronchiolitis is found
in 7%–23% of cases. Despite national guidelines stating “current evidence does not support …

The inter‐observer variation of chest radiograph reading in acute lower respiratory tract infection among children

G Xavier‐Souza, AL Vilas‐Boas… - Pediatric …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This study assessed the inter‐observer agreement in the interpretation of several
radiographic features in the chest radiographs (CXR) of 803 children aged 2–59 months …

Chest radiography of acute paediatric lower respiratory infections: experience versus interobserver variation

Y Levinsky, FB Mimouni, D Fisher… - Acta …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine radiological and clinical chest radiographs (CR s) interpretation
agreement in children with acute respiratory disease (ARD) versus clinical experience in …

Guidelines for the use of chest radiographs in community-acquired pneumonia in children and adolescents

S Andronikou, E Lambert, J Halton, L Hilder… - Pediatric …, 2017 - Springer
National guidance from the United Kingdom and the United States on community-acquired
pneumonia in children states that chest radiographs are not recommended routinely in …

Management of bronchiolitis in the emergency department: impact of evidence-based guidelines?

LW Johnson, J Robles, A Hudgins, S Osburn… - …, 2013 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Recent practice guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommend limiting use of bronchodilators, corticosteroids, antibiotics, and diagnostic …

Chest radiography in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis

A Wrotek, M Czajkowska, T Jackowska - Pulmonology, 2019 - Springer
In uncomplicated bronchiolitis, chest radiography (CR) is not routinely recommended, yet it
is still frequently made. This study seeks to evaluate the use of CR in children with …