No CXR After Central Line Placement

Space: StayCurrentMD Published: 2017-03-30

Topic overview

Dr. Todd Ponsky discusses a paper by Dalton et al which concludes that routine CXR is not necessary after central line placement unless symptomatic. They also found that pneumothorax was equal for IJ and subclavian lines.

Keywords

chest radiograph fluoroscopic guided line placement pediatric surgery chest x-ray adverse outcomes pneumothorax pleural effusion chest tube protocol retrospective study line placement symptomatic patients non-operatively managed routine imaging clinical outcomes surgical preference patient management safety protocols evidence-based practice

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#PediatricSurgery #ChestRadiograph #Fluoroscopy #SurgicalProtocol #PatientSafety #AdverseOutcomes #ClinicalGuidelines #EvidenceBasedMedicine #Pneumothorax #PleuralEffusion #ChestTube #RoutineImaging #SurgicalOutcomes #MedicalResearch #Healthcare #Surgery #PatientCare #SymptomaticPatients #NonOperativeManagement #LinePlacement

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