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Table 4 Comparison of hemodynamics on presentation of the POCUS and departmental ECHO groups with the Welch’s t-test

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

 

POCUS (n = 75)

Departmental ECHO (n = 126)

Mean difference

p-valuea

Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

112 (95% CI 107–117)

121 (95% CI 116–126)

8.3 (95% CI 1.2–15.5)

0.022

Mean diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73 (95% CI 69–77)

73 95% CI 70–76)

0.63 (95% CI − 3.6–4.9)

0.77

Mean heart rate (beats per minute)

99 (95% CI 94–104)

94 (95% CI 82–106)

− 5.4 (95% CI − 11–0.3)

0.63

  1. aWith the Bonferroni adjustment, a p-value of < 0.0167 is considered to indicate statistical significance
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