Table 2 Distribution of pathology found by whole body focused ultrasonography in adult high acuity ED patients
Diagnoses | Investigators’ prevalence of pathology in each subgroup, n (%) |
|---|---|
Lungs (Flus): N = 160 | |
Pathological findings in the 50 patients with positive findings | |
Pneumothorax, (of 155 investigated) | 0 (0%) |
Pleural effusion, (of 157 investigated) | 39 (25%) |
Pulmonary edema, (of 158 investigated) | 25 (16%) |
Interstitial lung disease, (of 158 investigated) | 25 (16%) |
Cardiac (Fcu): N = 160 | |
Pathological findings in the 26 patients with positive findings | |
Pericardial effusion, (of 144 investigated) | 10 (7%) |
Systolic heart failure (EF < 45%), n = 144 | 19 (13%) |
Abdomen (Faus): N = 148 | |
Pathological findings in the 5 patients with positive findings | |
Free fluid abdomen, (of 145 investigated) | 4 (3%) |
Abdominal aorta aneurism/dissectiona, (of 130 investigated) | 1 (1%) |
Veins (Lcu): N = 128 | |
Pathological findings in 0 patients | |
Deep vein thrombosis, (of 128 investigated) | 0 (0%) |