Table 4 Agreement between the trainees and the tutor in the final LUS diagnosis
From: Lung ultrasound in internal medicine: training and clinical practice
Final LUS diagnosis | 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 normal lung | 0.65 | 0.61–0.69 | Substantial | 0.66 | 0.61–0.72 | Substantial |
The pneumothorax | 0.46 | 0.45–0.47 | Moderate | 0.48 | 0.46–0.50 | Moderate |
The interstitial syndrome | 0.82 | 0.81–0.83 | Excellent | 0.84 | 0.82–0.86 | Excellent |
The consolidation | 0.45 | 0.44–0.46 | Moderate | 0.48 | 0.47–0.49 | Moderate |
The pleural effusion with the correct recognition of its nature (transudates/exudates) | 0.82 | 0.81–0.83 | Excellent | 0.83 | 0.82–0.84 | Excellent |