Does shifting to professional emergency department staffing affect the decision for chest radiography?

Marin Pavlov, Lucija Klobučar, Iva Klobučar, Kristina Žgela, Vesna Degoricija

Table 1 Factors independently related to performing chest X-rays

Groups P OR 95% CI for OR Lower Upper Group 1 Cough <0.001 32.158 9.330 110.845 Dyspnea <0.001 20.360 9.242 44.852 Fever <0.001 10.878 4.253 27.824 GI bleeding 0.010 0.143 0.033 0.624 Chest pain <0.001 3.776 2.438 5.849 Rales <0.001 3.128 1.655 5.911 Oedema 0.047 2.166 1.011 4.640 Age 0.001 1.018 1.007 1.029 Group 2 Cough <0.001 17.498 5.849 52.350 Dyspnea <0.001 14.862 6.932 31.863 Arrhythmia 0.001 0.107 0.029 0.393 Rales <0.001 7.107 2.780 18.167 Fever <0.001 4.861 2.233 10.581 Chest pain <0.001 4.172 2.727 6.381 GCS 0.003 0.793 0.679 0.925 Age <0.001 1.020 1.011 1.030