Table 1 Remote telementored post-tube thoracostomy removal lung examinations
Case | Nurse location | Mentor location | Right lung field | Left lung field | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | False negative | Very tiny apical PTX on upright CXR, clinically insignificant |
2 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True positive | PTX on US confirmed on upright CXR |
3 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True negative | |
4 | ICU | Office | True negative | True negative | Well-defined B-lines increased confidence in excluding PTX |
5 | Neurosurgery ward | Home | True negative | True negative | |
6 | Neurosurgery ward | Office | True negative | True negative | |
7 | Trauma ward | Hotel, UK | False negative | True negative | Trans-Atlantic case reference standard result still uncertain |
8 | Trauma ward | Office | True positive | True negative | Subcutaneous emphysema clearly noted and determined abnormal |
9 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True negative | |
10 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True positive | Final impression was sub-Q emphysema |
11 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True negative | First case with M-mode capability |
12 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True negative | |
13 | Trauma ward | Office | True negative | True positive | Bedside nurse was guided to make diagnosis the first time she ever held the ultrasound probe |