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. 2013 Jun 27;5(1):5. doi: 10.1186/2036-7902-5-5

Table 1.

Remote telementored post-tube thoracostomy removal lung examinations

Case Nurse location Mentor location Right lung field Left lung field Comment
1
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
False negative
Very tiny apical PTX on upright CXR, clinically insignificant
2
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
True positive
PTX on US confirmed on upright CXR
3
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
True negative
 
4
ICU
Office
True negative
True negative
Well-defined B-lines increased confidence in excluding PTX
5
Neurosurgery ward
Home
True negative
True negative
 
6
Neurosurgery ward
Office
True negative
True negative
 
7
Trauma ward
Hotel, UK
False negative
True negative
Trans-Atlantic case reference standard result still uncertain
8
Trauma ward
Office
True positive
True negative
Subcutaneous emphysema clearly noted and determined abnormal
9
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
True negative
 
10
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
True positive
Final impression was sub-Q emphysema
11
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
True negative
First case with M-mode capability
12
Trauma ward
Office
True negative
True negative
 
13 Trauma ward Office True negative True positive Bedside nurse was guided to make diagnosis the first time she ever held the ultrasound probe