Diagnostic yield of chest radiograph in management of adults with difficult-to-treat chronic cough-retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest radiograph (CXR) is a routine imaging test in adults with chronic cough (CC), while value of thoracic computed tomography (CT) in these patients is still a matter of discussion. The aims of the study were to assess the diagnostic yield of CXR and to evaluate the impact of thoracic CT on management of patients with difficult-to-treat CC referred to our cough clinic.

Methods

The retrospective analysis of paired CXR and CT results was performed in 189 consecutive adults treated due to CC between 2015-2019 in our cough clinic. CC was defined as cough >8 weeks being the main or isolated ailment. The sensitivity, specificity, negative/positive predictive value (NPV, PPV) and diagnostic accuracy of CXR were calculated based on chest CT scan as the "gold standard".

SUBMITTER: Truba O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992608 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature