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Table 1 Mortality odds ratios for 'quick-look' signs determined byresidents’ and cardiologist’s interpretations of adequatequality images

From: Learning to apply the pocket ultrasound device on the critically ill: comparing six 'quick-look' signs for quality and prognostic values during initial use by novices

Sign

Technically adequate quality

Mortality odds ratios (resident interpretation)

95% CI

Mortality odds ratios (cardiologist interpretation)

95% CI

LVD

42.1%

0.6

[0.1, 2.2]

0.4

[0.1, 2.2]

LAE

43.9%

3.8

[0.7, 19.7]

1.7

[0.4, 6.6]

ULC

81.3%

3.0

[1.1, 7.9]

3.0

[1.1, 7.9]

Pleu. eff.

59.8%

6.067

[1.5, 24.1]

2.4

[0.7, 7.9]

RVE

49.5%

0.4

[0.8, 2.2]

0.6

[0.1, 3.1]

eCVP

36.0%

3.8

[0.6, 22.0]]

1.1

[0.2, 5.8]

  1. CI, confidence interval; eCVP, elevated central venous pressure; LAE,left atrial enlargement; LVD, left ventricular systolic dysfunction;Pleu. eff., pleural effusion; RVE, right ventricular enlargement; ULC,ultrasound lung comet tail artifact. The numbers in bold representmortality odd ratios that are statistically significant(P < 0.05).