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Table 4 Detailed LUS scores

From: The diagnostic accuracy for ARDS of global versus regional lung ultrasound scores - a post hoc analysis of an observational study in invasively ventilated ICU patients

LUS score

No ARDS

ARDS

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Global

5 (3–9)

16 (11–21)

20 (15–23)

17 (16–25)

 Anterior

0 (0–0)

4 (2–5)

4 (1–6)

2 (0–5)

 Lateral

1 (0–3)

6 (4–9)

7 (5–8)

6 (6–9)

 Posterior

4 (2–6)

7 (5–9)

9 (8–11)

12 (9–12)

 P valuea

< 0.001

0.007

< 0.001

0.001

  1. LUS scores are reported as median (interquartile range)
  2. LUS lung ultrasound, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome
  3. aKruskal–Wallis test comparing anterior, lateral and posterior LUS scores. A P value < 0.05 reflects a significant difference
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