Prospective validation and refinement of a decision rule to obtain CXR in patients with non ‐traumatic chest pain in the ED

ConclusionsThis study validates previous research suggesting a low clinical yield for CXR in the setting of non‐traumatic chest pain in the ED. This refined clinical decision rule has a favorable sensitivity and negative predictive value in a patient population with low incidence of disease. Further validation is needed prior to use in practice.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - February 10, 2018 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Case Newsom, Rebecca Jeanmonod, Wendy Woolley, Nirali Shah, Shellie Asher, Eric Bruno, Michael Silberman, Mark Reiter, Donald Jeanmonod Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research