Review Article
Accuracy of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Pneumothorax: A Comparison between Neonates and Adults—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Accuracy of individual studies: chest ultrasound in characterization of pneumothorax.
| Study | Year | Participants | TP | FP | FN | TN | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | 95% | Low | Up | 95% | Low | Up |
| Cattarossi | 2016 | 49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 100 | 0.852 | 100 | 100 | 0.868 | 100 | Raimondi | 2016 | 42 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 100 | 0.868 | 100 | 100 | 0.794 | 100 | Corsini | 2018 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 80 | 0.444 | 0.975 | 100 | 0.968 | 100 | Ianniello | 2013 | 736 | 67 | 1 | 20 | 667 | 77 | 0.668 | 0.854 | 0.999 | 0.992 | 100 | Abbasi | 2013 | 153 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 865 | 0.712 | 0.955 | 100 | 00.967 | 100 | Jalli | 2013 | 197 | 74 | 11 | 18 | 94 | 804 | 0.709 | .880 | 0.895 | 0.820 | 0.947 | Balesa | 2015 | 126 | 89 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 89 | 0.812 | 0.944 | 0.885 | 0.698 | 0.976 | Pooled | — | 1427 | 319 | 15 | 56 | 1049 | 0.986 | 0.977 | 0.992 | 0.851 | 0.811 | 0.885 |
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TP, true positive; FP, false positive; FN, false negative; TN, true negative; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.
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