Table 3 Agreement between the trainees and the tutor in recognition of the BLUE protocol profiles
From: Lung ultrasound in internal medicine: training and clinical practice
The profiles of the BLUE protocol (recognition of) | Students without any previous experience in ultrasound (n = 9) | Students with previous limited experience in cardiac ultrasound (n = 10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
k | 95 % CI | Agreement strength | k | 95 % CI | Agreement strength | |
The A profile | 0.77 | 0.73–0.80 | Substantial | 0.71 | 0.61–0.80 | Substantial |
The A’ profile | 0.76 | 0.75–0.77 | Substantial | 0.76 | 0.74–0.78 | Substantial |
The B profile | 0.77 | 0.76–0.78 | Substantial | 0.75 | 0.74–0.76 | Substantial |
The B’ profile | 0.72 | 0.70–0.72 | Substantial | 0.72 | 0.66–0.78 | Substantial |
The C profile | 0.32 | 0.30–035 | Fair | 0.35 | 0.29–0.41 | Fair |
The A/B profile | 0.50 | 0.48–0.52 | Moderate | 0.51 | 0.49–0.53 | Moderate |