Incidental findings on routine preoperative noncontrast chest computed tomography and chest radiography prior to cardiac surgery in the multicenter randomized controlled CRICKET study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the prevalence and consequences of incidental findings when implementing routine noncontrast CT prior to cardiac surgery.

Methods

In the multicenter randomized controlled CRICKET study, 862 adult patients scheduled for cardiac surgery were randomized 1:1 to undergo standard of care (SoC), which included a chest-radiograph, or an additional preoperative noncontrast chest CT-scan (SoC+CT). In this subanalysis, all incidental findings detected on the chest radiograph and CT-scan were analyzed. The influence of smoking status on incidental findings was also evaluated, adjusting for sex, age, and group allocation.

Results

Incidental findings were observed in 11.4% (n = 49) of patients in the SoC+CT group and in 3.7% (n = 16) of patients in the SoC-gro

SUBMITTER: Knol WG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755074 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature