PEDIATRICS Vol. 60 No. 5 November 1977, pp. 669-672
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Value of Preoperative Chest X-ray Examinations in Children

Shashikant M. Sane M.D.1, Robert A. Worsing Jr. M.D.1, Cornelius W. Wiens M.D.1, and Rajiv K. Sharma 1

1 Department of Radiology, Minneapolis Children's Health Center

To assess the value of routine preoperative chest x-ray films in pediatric patients, a prospective study of 1,500 patients, ages newborn to 19 years, was undertaken. Of all the patients, 7.5% demonstrated at least one roentgenographic abnormality, with 4.7% of the patients demonstrating a totally unsuspected significant roentgenographic anomaly. In 3.8% of the patients, surgery was either postponed or cancelled or the anesthetic technique was altered as a result of the roentgenographic finding. It is believed that the routine preoperative chest film is justified if the film is evaluated before surgery and the results clinically followed up.

Submitted on August 11, 1976
Accepted on March 2, 1977




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