Table 3 Test characteristics of specific findings compared to LUS in non-mechanically ventilated patients
Abnormal, N | Total, N | Diagnostic performance in % (95% confidence intervals) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | Diagnostic accuracy | |||
Crepitations | 73 | 387 | 36 (28–45) | 90 (85–94) | 66 (55–75) | 73 (70–75) | 71 (67–76) |
Rhonchi | 70 | 384 | 28 (21–36) | 87 (82–91) | 54 (44–64) | 69 (66–71) | 66 (61–71) |
Auscultation | 124 | 391 | 51 (43–60) | 79 (73–84) | 56 (49–63) | 75 (72–79) | 69 (64–74) |