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. 2024 Mar 18;16(3):e56397. doi: 10.7759/cureus.56397

Table 4. Correlation between pre-test probability of SBO and POCUS findings.

POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound; SBO, small bowel obstruction

POCUS result Pre-test probability
  High (>80%) to moderate (50-80%) Low (<20%) to mild (20-49%)
Positive POCUS 52% 16%
Negative POCUS 48% 84%