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. 2019 Oct 9;4(2):273–279. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12269

Table 2.

Accuracy of POCUS in detecting active disease compared to ileocolonoscopy

Ileocolonoscopy POCUS
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) NPV (%) Kappa coefficient
<30 days Same‐day <30 days Same‐day <30 days Same‐day <30 days Same‐day <30 days Same‐day
UC (Mayo ≥ 1) 92 (73–99) 100 (77–100) 86 (57–98) 100 (54–100) 92 (73–99) 100 (77–100) 86 (57–98) 100 (54–100) 0.77 (89%) 1 (100%)
UC (Mayo > 1) 94 (72–100) 100 (66–100) 85 (57–98) 100 (54–100) 89 (67–99) 100 (66–100) 92 (64–100) 100 (54–100) 0.80 (90%) 1 (100%)
CD 90 (67–99) 91 (59–100) 81 (54–96) 83 (35–100) 85 (62–97) 91 (59–100) 87 (60–98) 83 (36–100) 0.71 (86%) 0.74 (88%)
Overall 91 (78–97) 96 (80–100) 83 (65–94) 92 (62–100) 89 (75–96) 96 (80–100) 86 (68–96) 92 (62–100) 0.74 (88%) 0.87 (95%)

CD, Crohn's disease; NPV, negative predictive value; POCUS, point‐of‐care gastrointestinal ultrasound; PPV, positive predictive value; UC, ulcerative colitis.