ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Intensive Care Unit Patients

Chest radiography is the most frequent and primary imaging modality in intensive care unit (ICU), given its portability, rapid image acquisition, availability of immediate information on bedside preview. Due to severity underlying disease need placement monitoring devices, ICU patients are very likely develop complications related process interventions. Portable chest an essential tool monitor from interventions; however, it subject overuse especially stable patients. Restricting use radiographs only when indicated has not been shown cause harm. The emerging role point-of-care lung ultrasound performed by clinicians noted recent literature. appears promising but needs cautious evaluation future determine patients.The American College Radiology Appropriateness Criteria evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that reviewed annually a multidisciplinary expert panel. guideline development revision include extensive analysis current medical literature peer journals application well-established methodologies (RAND/UCLA Method Grading Recommendations Assessment, Development, Evaluation or GRADE) rate appropriateness treatment procedures scenarios. In those instances where evidence lacking equivocal, opinion may supplement available recommend treatment.