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. 2024 Nov 15;9(2):102–108. doi: 10.24908/pocus.v9i2.17550

Table 2. Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules Point of Care Ultrasound (OFAR-POCUS) algorithm diagnostic characteristics. Sensitivity (SN), specificity (SP), positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), positive likelihood ratio (+LR), and negative likelihood ratio (-LR) results compared between the POCUS Examiners, who carried out the scan at bedside, with the retrospective expert reviewers.

SN

SP

PPV

NPV

+LR

-LR

POCUS Examiners

100% (40%-100)

94% (70%-100%)

0.80 (0.28, 0.99)

1.00 (0.78, 1.00)

16.00(2.40,106.7)

0 (0.00, n/a)

Expert Reviewers

75% (19%-99%) 

75% (48%-93%)

0.43 (0.10, 0.82)

0.92 (0.64, 1.00)

3.00 (1.08,8.32)

0.33(0.06,1.86)