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Table 3 Accuracy of echocardiography and lung and diaphragm ultrasound variables during the SBT for predicting weaning failure

From: Combined cardiac, lung, and diaphragm ultrasound for predicting weaning failure during spontaneous breathing trial

Variables

Threshold

AUC (95% CI)

p value

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV

(%)

NPV

(%)

SBT Global LUS score

14

0.719 (0.564–0.875)

0.014

86.7

61.1

48.1

91.7

SBT Anterior LUS score

4

0.689 (0.529–0.849)

0.035

66.7

75

52.6

84.4

SBT Antero-lateral LUS score

7

0.721 (0.545–0.897)

0.014

73.3

75

55

87.1

DTF

31

0.678 (0.532–0.823)

0.047

100

41.7

41.7

100

SBT E/A

0.54

0.528 (0.322–0.733)

0.757

26.7

97.2

80

76.1

SBT Septal E/e’

10.3

0.534 (0.358–0.711)

0.702

66.7

47.2

34.5

77.3

SBT Lateral E/e’

6.9

0.504 (0.321–0.687)

0.967

80

36.1

34.3

81.2

SBT Average E/e’

8.8

0.503 (0.326–0.68)

0.975

66.7

50

35.7

78.3

SBT LVEF

50

0.542 (0.379–0.705)

0.642

100

13.9

32.6

100

  1. AUC area under the curve; CI confidence interval; PPV positive predictive value; NPV negative predictive value; SBT spontaneous breathing trial; LUS lung ultrasound; DTF diaphragm thickening fraction; E early mitral inflow velocity; A late mitral inflow velocity; e´ mitral annular early diastolic velocity; LVEF left ventricle ejection fraction