title: [The role of bedside thoracic imaging in monitoring surgical intensive care patients].
abstract: In this study the value of ward chest radiographs in differential diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary disturbances was investigated in 105 patients of a surgical intensive-care unit. The course in time of roentgenologically visible infiltrates was a valid criteria in differential diagnosis, whereas appearance and localisation seemed to be of poor value. In follow-up studies we found a correlation between roentgenological and functional changes in 50% of the patients. In addition, we found a delayed change in chest radiographs in 23% of the cases with a worsening of the pulmonary function; in the remaining radiographs we found other explanations. In case of improvement, discrepancies were seen in 21% of the radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Radiologie I Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wallner
mesh_terms: D003288:Contusions / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Die Rolle der Thoraxbettaufnahme in der Uberwachung operativer Intensivpatienten.