Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health · 1990 · 80 citations · 3 references
MedicinePediatricsRadiologyPediatric PulmonologyPediatric RadiologyPulmonologyChest RadiographyChest RadiologyChest X-ray InterpretationPulmonary AssessmentRespiratory DiseaseThoracic RadiographyBronchiolitis ImagingChest Radiography FindingsChest Radiography In ChildrenClinical Severity ClassificationClinical Severity ScoringIntensive Care UsePediatric Chest RadiographyScreening Chest Radiography
The relationship between clinical severity, as judged by a clinical scoring method, and the degree of radiological change on a chest X-ray, was assessed in 153 children with acute bronchiolitis. There was no statistical correlation between clinical severity and the degree of radiological change. The majority of radiographs were requested on the assumption that it was a useful routine investigation. We suggest that the request for a chest X-ray in acute bronchiolitis should be made only when the need for intensive care is being considered, where there has been an unexpected deterioration in the child's condition or the child has an underlying cardiac or pulmonary disorder.
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Mary Ellen B. Wohl, Victor Chernick · American Review of Respiratory Disease · 1978 · 274 citations