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

Table 4

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

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
Pooled	—	215	57	0	2	156	0.966	0.883	0.996	100	0.977	100

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