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Routine chest radiography for pediatric oncology patients with febrile neutropenia
Author(s) -
Feusner James
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970915)80:6<1009::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - medicine , febrile neutropenia , pediatric oncology , radiography , neutropenia , radiology , intensive care medicine , cancer , chemotherapy
The routine performance of chest radiography in all pediatric oncology patients with febrile neutropenia is not warranted and should be utilized only in those patients presenting with respiratory signs and/or symptoms as well as febrile neutropenia. See also pages 1160‐4.