Table 1: Prior studies' CDR criteria and statistical findings for CXR utilization among non-traumatic chest pain patients.

 

Rothrock (2002)

Hess (2010)

Poku (2012)

Goldschlager (2013)

Newsom

(2018)

Criteria

 

1. Age ≥ 60

2. Hemoptysis

3. Hx of alcohol abuse

4. Hx of tuberculosis

5. Hx of thromboembolic disease 

6. O2 sat < 90%

7. RR > 24

8. Temp ≥ 38 °C

9. Rales

10. Diminished breath sounds

1. Hx of CHF

2. Hx of smoking

3. Abnormality on lung auscultation

1. Age ≥ 55

2. Hx of smoking

3. SOB

4. Abnormality on lung auscultation

 

1. Hx of CHF

2. Hx of smoking

3. Abnormality on lung auscultation

1. Age ≥ 60

2. Hx of alcohol abuse

3. Hx of tuberculosis

4. Hx of thromboembolic disease

5. Hx of CHF

6. Hx of smoking

7. O2 sat < 90%

8. RR > 24

9. Temp ≥ 38 °C

10. Rales

11. Diminished breath sounds

Sensitivity

95%

100%

100%

80%

92.9%

Specificity

40%

36.1%

11.5%

50%

30.4%

PPV

25%

-

6.7%

18%

-

NPV

98%

-

100%

95%

98.4%

NPV: Negative Predictive Value; PPV: Positive Predictive Value; Hx: History; O2 Sat: Oxygen Saturation; RR: Respiratory Rate; Temp: Temperature; CHF: Congestive Heart Failure; SOB: Shortness of Breath