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. 2022 Nov 30;11(23):7126. doi: 10.3390/jcm11237126

Table 2.

Investigated features and comparisons between SRs and FTRs.

Tot % SRs, n (%) FTRs, n (%) p-Value *
Normal appearance of one or more zones 34 (2%) 28 (47%) 6 (5%) <0.0001
A-lines 63 (37%) 39 (66%) 24 (21%) <0.0001
B-lines 96 (56%) 38 (64%) 58 (52%) 0.1446
  • No additional description

28/96 (29%) 17/38
(45%)
11/58
(19%)
0.0109
  • Number of B lines/B lines

31/96
(32%)
13/38
(34%)
18/58
(31%)
0.8246
  • Semiquantitative description few, many, some/B lines

37/96 (39%) 10/38
(26%)
27/58
(47%)
0.0555
  • Defined, crowding/B lines

16/69
(17%)
5/38
(13%)
11/58
(19%)
0.5796
Consolidation tissue-like 56 (33%) 26 (44%) 30 (27%) 0.0264
  • Consolidation small, large, etc.

8/56
(14%)
5/26
(19%)
3/30
(10%)
0.4507
  • Consolidation measure in cm

2/56
(4%)
1/26
(4%)
1/30
(3%)
1.0000
Subpleural consolidation 13 (8%) 6 (10%) 7 (6%) 0.3750
Bronchogram 20 (12%) 12 (20%) 8 (7%) 0.0218
Bronchogram/consolidations 20/56 (36%) 12/26 (46%) 8/30 (27%) 0.1666
Atelectasis 40 (23%) 19 (32%) 21 (19%) 0.0582
  • Defined as minimal, initial, small, large, extended, etc.

9/40 (23%) 4/19 (21%) 5/21
(24%)
1.0000
Pneumonia 12 (7%) 11 (19%) 1 (1%) <0.0001
  • Quantification

NA NA NA
Pneumothorax 2 (1%) 2 (3%) 0 (0) 0.1177
Effusion 69 (40%) 22 (37%) 47 (42%) 0.6239
  • Presence without any other specification

3/69
(4%)
3/22
(14%)
0/47
(0)
0.0294
  • Small, minimum, large, abundant

44/69
(64%)
10/22
(45%)
34/47
(72%)
0.0363
  • Measures (depth in cm or caudal extent; i.e., n° of intercostal spaces)

31/69
(42%)
11/22
(50%)
20/47
(43%)
0.6106
  • Estimation of volume

14/69
(20%)
13/22
(59%)
1/47
(2%)
<0.0001
  • Appearance/echogenicity

5/69
(7%)
0/22 5/47
(11%)
0.1694
Curtain sign 9 (5%) 2 (3%) 7 (6%) 0.7203

Values are expressed as n (%); * Fisher exact test.