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Pre-procedural scout radiographs are unnecessary for routine pediatric fluoroscopic examinations

Pediatric Radiology, 2016
Although practice patterns vary, scout radiographs are often routinely performed with pediatric fluoroscopic studies. However few studies have evaluated their utility in routine pediatric fluoroscopy.To evaluate the value of scout abdomen radiographs in routine barium or water-soluble enema, upper gastrointestinal (GI) series, and voiding ...
Sean G, Creeden, Anil G, Rao, Meryle J, Eklund, Jeanne G, Hill, Paul G, Thacker   +4 more
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Chest wall resection for ewing's sarcoma of the rib: an unnecessary procedure

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1988
Approximately 10% of all cases of Ewing's sarcoma arise from a rib. Conventional management has included chest wall resection (3 or more ribs) and radiation therapy. These forms of therapy have led to complications such as scoliosis and local deformity.
B N, Rao, F A, Hayes, E I, Thompson, A P, Kumar, I D, Fleming, A A, Green, B A, Austin, J W, Pate, H O, Hustu   +8 more
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Complex procedures creating unnecessary work must be tamed

BMJ, 2014
Unnecessary complexity in the health service makes life harder for staff and patients.
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Prolonged pre‐procedure fasting time is unnecessary when using titrated intravenous ketamine for paediatric procedural sedation

Emergency Medicine, 2004
AbstractBackground: Paediatric procedural sedation (PPS) is a common procedure in most general EDs. Many departmental guidelines suggest mandatory fasting times for children undergoing PPS, in an attempt to decrease the incidence of postoperative vomiting and (theoretically) aspiration pneumonitis, despite there being little or no evidence in the ...
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[Breast cancer: axillary dissection--or an unnecessary procedure?].

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 1999
The status of the axillary lymph nodes is one of the most important prognostic factors in breast cancer. The presence or absence of metastatic lymph nodes is of primordial importance for the choice of adjuvant therapy. Early diagnosis of breast cancer, a result of widespread use of screening mammography, has increased considerably the number of ...
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CONSIDERING PLEURAL FLUID GLUCOSE LEVELS COULD PREVENT UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES

Chest, 2022
AMR SALEM, ANAS RIHAWI, MOHANAD SOLIMAN, AHMED A. SALEM, ALBERT NADJARIAN, AMER ALSHEKH MOUSA, GERARDO P CARINO   +6 more
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Integrative oncology: Addressing the global challenges of cancer prevention and treatment

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022
Jun J Mao,, Msce, Lorenzo Cohen, Karen M Mustian   +2 more
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EBUS TBNA IN PREVENTING UNNECESSARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Chest, 2008
Mark Krasnik, Ralph Eberhart, Birgit G. Skov, Armin Ernst, Felix Herth   +4 more
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Competing Risks of Unnecessary Procedures and Complications

Studies in Family Planning, 1977
Judith A. Fortney, Eva R. Miller, Elton Kessel   +2 more
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Prophylactic mastectomy: An unnecessary procedure

Annals of Surgical Oncology, 1994
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