title: [Radiologic follow-up of the thoracic organs in intensive care patients. The value of the thoracic picture correlated with the clinical and biochemical findings].
abstract: Correlation between chest radiographs and clinical indicators was studied in 212 patients in intensive care. 1. There was good correlation between raised pulmonary artery pressure and radiological signs of left heart insufficiency, but not with the value of central venous pressure. 2. Fever and leukocytosis nearly always precede radiological evidence of pneumonia; their persistence does not necessarily indicate persistent pneumonia. 3. Pneumonias, effusions, atelectases and emboli are more common on the right. 4. More than 70% of central venous catheters were incorrectly placed; most commonly, the catheter was placed too low. Life-threatening complications occurred in 1.3%.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Strahlenkunde, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaltenborn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Höhne
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gast
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorenz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schinzel
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects; D002496:Central Venous Pressure; D003422:Critical Care; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Radiologische Verlaufskontrolle der Thoraxorgane beim Intensivpflegepatienten. Wertigkeit der Thoraxaumfnahme in Korrelation mit klinischen und biochemischen Befunden.