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

Table 5. Correlation between pre-test probability of SBO and POCUS findings.

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

CT result Pre-test probability
  High (>80%) to moderate (50-80%) Low (<20%) to mild (20-49%)
SBO 43.2% 9.7%
No SBO 56.8% 90.3%