| Title |
Routine Chest X‐Ray Prior to Thyroid Surgery: Is It Always Necessary?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Surgery, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00268-012-1720-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Brian W. Hong, Haggi Mazeh, Herbert Chen, Rebecca S. Sippel |
| Abstract |
Despite lack of evidence-based support, chest X-ray (CXR) prior to thyroid surgery is often used to identify tracheal deviation that may predict difficulty with intubation. The aim of this study is to establish the utility of preoperative CXR to assess tracheal deviation in this group of patients. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 13 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 13 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 15% |
| Librarian | 1 | 8% |
| Professor | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 46% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 54% |
| Unknown | 6 | 46% |