The association of abnormal chest X-ray findings with mortality in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in mulago hospital general intensive care unit
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Background Chest X-rays are a relatively cheap investigative tool that aids in early detection of cardiopulmonary abnormalities and this translates in better mortality outcomes and reduced length of stay (Henschke, Yankelevitz et al. 1996). According to a study done in Mulago general ICU by Ssemogerere et al, more than half of admitted patients needed a form of respiratory support especially mechanical ventilation. The same study also quoted a high mortality rate in these patients. (Ssemogerere. L 2014)
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