Table 4 Incidence of new expected and new unexpected predefined major abnormalities in 319 on-demand chest radiographs that were ordered as routine chest radiographs
Abnormalities | Expected abnormalitiesa | Unexpected abnormalitiesa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abnormalities expected by the ICU physician | Abnormalities found by the radiologist | Unexpected abnormalities found by the radiologist | Abnormalities resulting in a change in therapy | |
Total number of abnormalities | 137 | 8 | 29 | 11 |
Total number of chest radiographs with abnormalities | 124 (38.9%) | 8 (2.5%) | 28 (8.8%) | 11 (3.4%) |
Total number of patients with chest radiographs with abnormalitiesb | 89 (11.8%) | 8 (1.1%) | 27 (3.6%) | 11 (1.5%) |