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

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

Table 2 Factors independently related to pathologic chest X-ray findings

Groups P OR 95% CI for OR Lower Upper Group 1 Age <0.001 1.047 1.027 1.066 Dyspnea <0.001 4.160 2.057 8.413 Cough 0.021 2.929 1.175 7.303 Rales <0.001 5.535 2.839 10.792 Workday 0.037 0.526 0.288 0.961 Heart failure 0.045 2.475 1.021 6.000 GCS <0.001 0.758 0.692 0.830 Group 2 Age <0.001 1.031 1.018 1.045 Dyspnea 0.001 2.582 1.451 4.594 Cough 0.015 2.522 1.195 5.325 Rales 0.098 1.742 0.903 3.360 Male sex 0.056 0.640 0.405 1.011 Heart failure 0.005 3.031 1.386 6.628 GCS <0.001 0.853 0.801 0.908