Are routine preoperative chest radiographs necessary in asymptomatic patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery?

Anitha Rajamanickam, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Preethi Patel, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ali Usmani, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S70, Cleveland OH 44195; rajamaa@ccf.org

All authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.

Anitha Rajamanickam, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Preethi Patel, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ali Usmani, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S70, Cleveland OH 44195; rajamaa@ccf.org

All authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.

Anitha Rajamanickam, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Preethi Patel, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Ali Usmani, MD
Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Anitha Rajamanickam, MD, Department of Hospital Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S70, Cleveland OH 44195; rajamaa@ccf.org

All authors reported that they have no commercial affiliations or financial interests that pose a potential conflict of interest with this article.