When might chest X-rays be unnecessary for patients presenting to the emergency department?
Chest X-rays often lack clinical utility in numerous emergency department scenarios, particularly for non-traumatic chest pain, pneumothorax, and pediatric pneumonia, where alternative imaging methods may be more effective or safer.
Authors
- Tripdatabase
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23695564
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00