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Table 5 Sensitivity and specificity of POC-US and standard protocol in diagnosis of acute dyspnea

From: Immediate versus delayed integrated point-of-care-ultrasonography to manage acute dyspnea in the emergency department

 

After POC-US (G1 + G2)a

Standard protocol (G2)a

After POC-US (G2)a

Diagnosis

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

AHF

100

99

78.2

67.7

100

98.4

ECOPD/asthma

93

99

55.5

90.9

94.4

100

Pneumonia

92

98

14.2

97.1

93.3

98.5

ARDS

100

99

16.6

100

100

100

Massive pleural effusion

100

100

16.6

100

100

100

Acute pulmonary embolism

89

100

0

98.8

83.3

100

  1. a The diagnosis after POC-US is the initial diagnosis for group 1 (G1) and the intermediate diagnosis for group 2 (G2), the diagnosis after standard protocol is the initial diagnosis for G2. AHF, acute heart failure; ECOPD, exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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