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Table 3 Diagnostic modality, time-to-diagnosis, and time-to-intervention (non-procedure related n = 263)

From: The role of point-of-care ultrasound in the diagnosis of pericardial effusion: a single academic center retrospective study

Initial diagnostic modality (n)

Time-to-diagnosis in hours (n)

Time-to-pericardiocentesis in hours (n)

Departmental ECHO (93)

45.1(35)

49.0 (67)

POCUS (61)

5.9 (47)

28.1 (55)

Othera (53)

12.0 (30)

56.1 (45)

Not available (56)

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  1. aOther imaging includes CT (n = 49), abdominal ultrasound (n = 1), cardiac MRI (n = 1), and ventilation/perfusion (VQ) scan (n = 1), intraoperative transesophageal ECHO (n = 1)
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