Limited Clinical Impact of Ultralow-Dose Computed Tomography in Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Open Forum Infect Dis
; 10(5): ofad215, 2023 May.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37213423
ABSTRACT
Patients clinically suspected of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) were randomized between ultralow-dose chest computed tomography ([ULDCT] 261 patients) and chest radiograph ([CXR] 231 patients). We did not find evidence that performing ULDCT instead of CXR affects antibiotic treatment policy or patient outcomes. However, in a subgroup of afebrile patients, there were more patients diagnosed with CAP in the ULDCT group (ULDCT, 106 of 608 patients; CXR, 71 of 654 patients; P = .001).
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Open Forum Infect Dis
Year:
2023
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Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands