Guyer P B, Chalmers A G
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1983 Aug;33(253):477-9.
Of 1,163 chest rediographs requested by general practitioners, 67.5 per cent were normal, 21 per cent revealed an apparently relevant lesion, and 11.5 per cent an apparently irrelevant abnormality. The number of referrals for chest radiography should be reduced to cut costs in an expensive specialty.
在全科医生要求进行的1163次胸部X光检查中,67.5%结果正常,21%显示有明显相关病变,11.5%显示有明显无关异常。为削减这个昂贵专科的成本,应减少胸部X光检查的转诊数量。