Effect of Focused Bedside Ultrasonography in Hypotensive Patients on the Clinical Decision of Emergency Physicians

Table 4

Comparison of the preliminary diagnosis before and after USG and definitive diagnosis of patients included in the study.

	Preliminary diagnosis before USG		Preliminary diagnosis after USG		value
		%		%
Consistent with definitive diagnosis	109	60,6	153	85	<0.001
Inconsistent with definitive diagnosis	71	39,4	27	15
Total	180	180	180	100
Measure of agreement Kappa	Kappa index = 0.564; Moderate agreement		Kappa index = 0.820; Almost perfect agreement