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Table 3 Specificity of different Echo-US parameters in each shock type at 95% confidence interval

From: Evaluation of parameters used in echocardiography and ultrasound protocol for the diagnosis of shock etiology in emergency setting

Parameter(Number of cases measured)

Distributive

Cardiogenic

Hypovolemic

Obstructive

Mixed distributive cardiogenic

Mixed distributive obstructive

Pericardial effusion (140)

7 (73.81%)

57.96% to 86.14%

1 (87.50%)

80.50% to 92.68%

1 (87.97%)

81.20% to 92.96%

1 (88.24%)

81.60% to 93.12%

2 (88.89%)

82.06% to 93.79%

5 (91.11%)

84.99% to 95.32%

RV diameter > 3 cm (114)

59 (23.53%)

10.75% to 41.17%

8 (25.24%)

17.20% to 34.76%

4 (25.69%)

17.80% to 34.94%

3 (26.13%)

18.25% to 35.32%

8 (25.24%)

17.20% to 34.76%

3 (25.45%)

17.63% to 34.65%

TAPSE < 17 mm (113)

26 (43.75%)

26.36% to 62.34%

5 (62.14%)

52.04% to 71.51%

1 (60.55%)

50.73% to 69.78%

3 (63.30%)

53.53% to 72.33%

7 (63.73%)

53.61% to 73.02%

1 (55.21%)

44.71% to 65.37%

Reduced LV function (140)

8 (40.48%)

25.63% to 56.72%

11 (82.81%)

75.14% to 88.90%

0 (75.19%)

66.96% to 82.26%

0 (75.74%)

67.64% to 82.67%

14 (84.92%)

77.46% to 90.67%

0 (75.56%)

67.42% to 82.54%

Valve vegetations (140)

3 (100%a)

91.59% to 100.00%

0 (97.66%)

93.30% to 99.51%

0 (97.74%)

93.55% to 99.53%

0 (97.79%)

93.69% to 99.54%

0 (97.62%)

93.20% to 99.51%

0 (97.78%)

93.64% to 99.54%

Tension Pneumothorax (140)

0 (92.86%)

80.52% to 98.50%

0 (97.66%)

93.30% to 99.51%

0 (97.74%)

93.55% to 99.53%

0 (97.79%)

93.69% to 99.54%

0 (97.62%)

93.20% to 99.51%

3 (100%a)

97.30% to 100.00%

Positive CUST (139)

12 (92.86%)

80.52% to 98.50%

1 (88.98%)

82.20% to 93.84%

1 (89.39%)

82.85% to 94.08%

0 (88.89%)

82.34% to 93.65%

1 (88.80%)

81.92% to 93.74%

0 (88.81%)

82.21% to 93.60%

Pneumonia (140)

33 (66.67%)

50.45% to 80.43%

0(63.28%)

54.31% to 71.62%

0 (64.66%)

55.91% to 72.75%

0 (65.44%)

56.81% to 73.38%

10 (70.63%)

61.86% to 78.41%

4 (68.15%)

59.58% to 75.90%

Positive FAST(140)

22 (61.90%)

45.64% to 76.43%

3 (72.66%)

64.08% to 80.16%

5 (75.19%)

66.96% to 82.26%

2 (73.53%)

65.28% to 80.72%

4 (73.02%)

64.38% to 80.53%

2 (73.33%)

65.04% to 80.57%

Pleural effusion (140)

17 (73.81%)

57.96% to 86.14%

1 (78.91%)

70.81% to 85.62%

0 (78.95%)

71.03% to 85.53%

0 (79.41%)

71.64% to 85.86%

6 (82.54%)

74.77% to 88.72%

4 (82.22%)

74.71% to 88.26%

AAA (116)

0 (95.24%)

83.84% to 99.42%

0 (98.44%)

94.47% to 99.81%

2 (100%a)

97.26% to 100%

0 (98.53%)

94.79% to 99.82%

0 (98.41%)

94.38% to 99.81%

0 (98.52%)

94.75% to 99.82%

  1. asignificant