Erschienen in:
01.08.2011 | Editorial
Anesthesia risks associated with pediatric imaging
verfasst von:
Charles Cauldwell
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 8/2011
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Excerpt
Any medical procedure, whether diagnostic or therapeutic, should produce at least as much benefit as risk. This principle applies from the simplest, seemingly innocuous test to the most complicated invasive operation. Knowledge of the benefits and risks, and analysis of the risk-to-benefit ratio, therefore, should precede the decision to go forward with any procedure. Radiological imaging is not immune to this situation. …