Table 3.

HOCUS-POCUS Study Outcomes Including Operating Characteristics of Hospitalist-Performed CUS for Diagnosis of DVT

Operating characteristic	Value	95% CI
Prevalence (125 extremities)	6.4%
Prevalence (73 patients)	8.2%
Sensitivity	100%	74–100%
Specificity	95.8%	91–98%
LR+	23.4	9.9–55.1
LR−	0	0–0.32
PPV	61.5%	35–84%
NPV	100%	98–100%

NPV¥ A range for the post-test probability of DVT was assumed based on the 95% CI for the NPV. Using this, the upper limit for 193 the LR– confidence interval could be estimated according to the Bayes theorem (LR = post-test odds/pre-test odds)