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Expert Agreement in the Interpretation of Lung Ultrasound Studies Performed on Mechanically Ventilated Patients

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Although lung ultrasound (US) has been shown to have high diagnostic accuracy in patients presenting with acute dyspnea, its precision in critically ill patients is unknown. We investigated common areas… Click to show full abstract

Although lung ultrasound (US) has been shown to have high diagnostic accuracy in patients presenting with acute dyspnea, its precision in critically ill patients is unknown. We investigated common areas of agreement and disagreement by studying 6 experts as they interpreted lung US studies in a cohort of intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Keywords: lung ultrasound; agreement interpretation; interpretation lung; expert agreement; lung

Journal Title: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Year Published: 2018

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