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Diagnostic accuracy of general physician versus emergency medicine specialist in interpretation of chest x-ray suspected for iatrogenic pneumothorax: A brief report

(2012) Diagnostic accuracy of general physician versus emergency medicine specialist in interpretation of chest x-ray suspected for iatrogenic pneumothorax: A brief report. Tehran University Medical Journal. pp. 799-803. ISSN 16831764 (ISSN)

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Abstract

Background: Pneumothorax is a potential life-threatening condition especially in patients with underlying disorders. In this study we compared the diagnostic accuracy of general practitioners and emergency medicine specialists in interpreting chest x-rays (CXR) suspected of having iatrogenic pneumothorax in emergency departments. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Shahid Chamran Hospital in Tehran, Iran during 2008- 2010. The study was designed to compare the ability of general practitioners and emergency medicine specialists in diagnosing iatrogenic pneumothorax regarding 500 CXRs of one-hundred patients admitted for upper central venous catheterization. Results: General practitioners and emergency medicine specialists could accurately (P<0.001) diagnose pneumothorax in 484 (96.8) and 497 (99.4) CXRs, respectively. None of the underlying causes of the condition affected the diagnostic accuracy of both physician groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: These findings indicate that the diagnostic accuracy of emergency medicine specialists is significantly higher than those of general physicians. The diagnostic accuracy of both physician groups was higher than the values in similar studies that signifies the role of relevant training given in the emergency departments of the Hospital.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Central venous catheterization Chest x-ray Diagnostic accuracy Iatrogenic pneumothorax Interpretation Article cross-sectional study emergency physician general practitioner human Iran pneumothorax radiodiagnosis thorax radiography
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Page Range: pp. 799-803
Journal or Publication Title: Tehran University Medical Journal
Journal Index: Scopus
Volume: 69
Number: 12
ISSN: 16831764 (ISSN)
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/1190

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