Table 1 (Qualitative assessments)—Agreement between qualitative assessment of remote-guided echocardiography versus reference
From: Real-time Remote Expert-guided Echocardiography by Medical Students
Structure function/dimension | Cohens Kappa |
|---|---|
Colour Doppler parasternal long-axis | |
Aortic valve | 0.54 p = 0.024 |
Mitral valve | 0.15 p = 0.253 |
2D parasternal short-axis, papillary muscle level | |
The correct level of plane | − 0.35 p = 0.918 |
Correct angle of plane (circular ventricle) | − 0.02 p = 0.540 |
Right ventricular dimension | − 0.22 p = 0.800 |
Left ventricle segmental contraction | 0.09 p = 0.358 |
2D apical four-chamber | |
Left ventricular dimension | 0.35 p = 0.048 |
Left ventricular longitudinal contraction | 0.45 p = 0.026 |
Colour Doppler apical four-chamber | |
Mitral valve | − 0.15 p = 0.795 |