Decreased sensitivity of lung ultrasound limited to the anterior chest in emergency department diagnosis of cardiogenic pulmonary edema: a retrospective analysis

The Ultrasound Journal

Table 2 Treatment regimen on patients with ADHF during hospital stay in study 1 [5] and study 2 [8], and corresponding B-profile pattern at bedside lung ultrasound

	Study 1	Study 2	Total	Absence of B-profile
	Study 1	Study 2	Study 1 + study 2	Study 1 + study 2
Patients n	49	81	130	26
Only drugs (%)	39 (79.6)	60 (74.1)	99 (76.1)	26
C-PAP (%)	7 (14.3)	18 (22.2)	25 (19.2)	0
NIV (%)	3 (6.1)	2 (2.5)	5 (3.8)	0
IV (%)	0	1 (1.2)	1 (0.8)	0

C-PAP, continuous positive airway pressure; NIV, non-invasive ventilation; IV, invasive ventilation