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. 2021 Sep 17;25:339. doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03759-3

Table 3.

Diagnostic accuracy of extended, 12-zone lung ultrasound protocol

Lung pattern LU/CT CT +  CT - Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI) LR + (95% CI) LR—(95% CI)
Consolidation LU +  37 10 0.80 (0.66 to 0.91) 0.62 (0.41 to 0.80) 2.1 (1.3 to 3.5) 0.32 (0.16 to 0.62)
LU- 9 16
Interstitial syndrome LU +  14 5 0.64 (0.41 to 0.83) 0.64 (0.35 to 0.87) 1.8 (0.8 to 3.9) 0.57 (0.29 to 1.1)
LU- 8 9
Pneumothorax LU +  3 1 0.50 (0.12 to 0.88) 0.97 (0.83 to 1.0) 15.0 (1.9 to 120.9) 0.5 (0.2 to 1.1)
LU- 3 29
Pleural effusion LU +  26 2 0.81 (0.64 to 0.93) 0.50 (0.07 to 0.93) 1.6 (0.6 to 4.4) 0.38 (0.11 to 1.27)
LU- 6 2

Table depicting secondary outcome, i.e., the diagnostic accuracy of a 12-zone lung ultrasound protocol. Two-by-two contingency Tables are displayed for consolidation, interstitial syndrome, pneumothorax and pleural effusion. A positive outcome for each outcome is denoted by a ‘ + ’, whereas a negative outcome is denoted by a ‘- ‘. Diagnostic accuracy parameters are estimated with their respective 95% confidence interval. BLUE: bedside lung ultrasound in emergency; LU: lung ultrasound; CT: computed tomography; CI: confidence interval; LR + : positive likelihood ratio; LR -: negative likelihood ratio