Table 3.
LUS findings and diagnostic performance.
|
All studied patients* (n = 2543) |
Emergency department (n = 580) |
Wards (n = 342) |
Intensive care unit (n = 179) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUS score (mean) | 11.27 | 15.10 | 13.98 | 22.52 |
|
All studied patients* (n = 2894) |
Emergency Department (n = 2169) |
Wards (n = 49) |
Intensive care unit (n = 109) |
|
|
Sensitivity % (95% CI) |
89.48 (87.80–91.00) |
90.83 (89.05–92.41) |
90.91 (58.72–99.77) |
97.40 (90.93–99.68) |
|
Specificity % (95% CI) |
70.16 (67.71–72.53) |
62.55 (59.44–65.59) |
76.32 (59.76–88.56) |
90.62 (74.98–98.02) |
| Positive Predictive Value % (95% CI) | 75.66 (74.13–77.13) |
74.64 (73.04–76.17) |
52.63 (37.87–66.95) |
96.15 (89.48–98.66) |
| Negative Predictive Value % (95% CI) | 86.55 (84.67–88.23) |
84.90 (82.37–87.13) |
96.67 (81.61–99.48) |
93.55 (78.61–98.28) |
*
Including pregnancy wards, nursing homes, rehabilitation units and patients followed at home.