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Translating New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines into Practice: The Experience of One Community Hospital

Christy J. W. Ledford, Breanna L. Gawrys, Jessica L. Wall, Patrick D. Saas and Dean A. Seehusen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2016, 29 (1) 152-155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150120
Christy J. W. Ledford
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (CJWL); the National Capital Consortium Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA (BLG, JLW, PDS); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, GA (DAS).
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Breanna L. Gawrys
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Jessica L. Wall
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Patrick D. Saas
From the Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD (CJWL); the National Capital Consortium Family Medicine Residency Program, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA (BLG, JLW, PDS); and the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, GA (DAS).
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Dean A. Seehusen
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    Flow diagram for inclusion of cases. CT, computed tomography; LDCT, low-dose computed tomography; USPSTF, US Preventive Services Task Force.

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    Table 1. Low-Dose Computed Tomography Findings By Fleischner Society Categories
    CategoryPatients, n (%)*Prompted additional imaging,† n (% of category)
    0 (No finding)25 (34.7)3 (12)
    1 (≤4-mm nodule)32 (44.4)14 (43.8)
    2 (>4- to 6-mm nodule)9 (12.5)6 (66.7)
    3 (>6- to 8-mm nodule)3 (4.2)3 (100)
    4 (>8-mm nodule)3 (4.2)3 (100)
    • ↵* Of at total of 72.

    • ↵† χ2(4,72) = 19.97; P < .001.

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Christy J. W. Ledford, Breanna L. Gawrys, Jessica L. Wall, Patrick D. Saas, Dean A. Seehusen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2016, 29 (1) 152-155; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150120

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Christy J. W. Ledford, Breanna L. Gawrys, Jessica L. Wall, Patrick D. Saas, Dean A. Seehusen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2016, 29 (1) 152-155; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2016.01.150120
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