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KMID : 0363320210420040622
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Journal of Korean Oriental Internal Medicine
2021 Volume.42 No. 4 p.622 ~ p.627
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The Utility of Routine Chest X-Ray on Korean Medicine Hospital Admission
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Choi In-Woo
Yoo Ho-Ryong
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Abstract
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Objective: This study was designed to analyze the utility of routine chest X-ray on Korean medicine hospital admission.
Methods: The chest X-ray reports and medical records of 618 patients who were admitted to Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital from May 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: Of the 618 patients newly hospitalized from May 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021, 560 patients (excluding readmission)
were analyzed. The mean age of 560 patients was 53.26±17.20 years. There were 52 patients with abnormal findings, and their mean age was 69.62±15.59 years. Many of these patients had chest symptoms and a history of chest disease. There was no case that showed a significant diagnostic result by chest X-ray examination.
Conclusion: The diagnostic usefulness of routine chest X-rays in Korean medicine hospital admission is low. But this does not mean that there is no need to perform routine chest X-rays upon admission.
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KEYWORD
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chest X-ray, Korean medicine hospital, admission
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