Accuracy of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Pneumothorax: A Comparison between Neonates and Adults—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Accuracy of individual studies: chest ultrasound in characterization of pneumothorax in neonates.

Study	Year	Participants	TP	FP	FN	TN	Sensitivity (95% CI)			Specificity (95% CI)
							95%	Low	Up	95%	Low	Up
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		1212	262	15	54	893	0.829	0.783	0.869	0.982	0.970	0.990

TP, true positive; FP, false positive; FN, false negative; TN, true negative; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.