Table 3

Performance evaluation: diagnostic measures of POCUS and TA studies

POCUS resultsTA results
Sensitivity estimate
(lower,upper)		Specificity estimate
(lower,upper)		Sensitivity estimate
(lower,upper)		Specificity estimate
(lower,upper)		Sensitivity comparison
Combined0.8901
(0.85, 0.92)		0.9348
(0.89, 0.97)		0.2465
(0.20, 0.30)		0.9252
(0.87, 0.96)		p<0.001
Cardiovascular0.9405
(0.89, 0.97)		0.9403
(0.85, 0.98)		0.2958
(0.22, 0.38)		0.9250
(0.84, 0.97)		p<0.001
Pulmonary0.8041
(0.71, 0.88)		0.8824
(0.78, 0.95)		0.1557
(0.10, 0.23)		1.0000
(0.92, 1.00)		p<0.001
Abdominal0.8824
(0.64, 0.99)		1.0000
(0.93, 1.00)		0.4167
(0.22, 0.63)		0.7917
(0.58, 0.93)		p=0.004

  • POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound; TA, traditional assessment.