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Ultrasound in intensive care unit patients: applications, observations, and comparison of two established ultrasound methods

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03 cze 2025

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Fig. 1.

Sonographic image of a large left-sided pleural effusion captured with the Youkey Q7. The patient received therapeutic pleural drainage
Sonographic image of a large left-sided pleural effusion captured with the Youkey Q7. The patient received therapeutic pleural drainage

Fig. 2.

Sonographic image of a vena cava dilated to 27 mm obtained using the Youkey Q7. The patient’s diuretic therapy was intensified
Sonographic image of a vena cava dilated to 27 mm obtained using the Youkey Q7. The patient’s diuretic therapy was intensified

Fig 3.

Sonographic image of a right-sided renal cyst visualized with the Youkey Q7
Sonographic image of a right-sided renal cyst visualized with the Youkey Q7

Abdominal and thoracic pathologic findings arranged by detection sensitivity

Pathology Prevalence False negative Sensitivity False positive Specificity
Focal lesion, gallbladder 2,5% (3/120) 3 0.00% 0 100%
Focal lesion, kidney 2,5% (3/120) 2 33.30% 1 99,20%
Focal lesion, liver 4,2% (5/120) 3 40.00% 0 100%
Focal lesion, spleen 4,2% (5/120) 3 40.00% 1 99,10%
Urinary stasis in kidney 1,7% (2/120) 1 50.00% 0 100%
Extension of the DHC 3,3% (4/120) 2 50.00% 1 99,20%
Enlarged right ventricle 7,5% (9/120) 4 55.60% 4 96,50%
Ascites 9,2% (11/120) 3 72.70% 0 100%
Increased echogenicity, liver 16,7% (20/120) 5 75.00% 0 100%
Gallbladder stone 6,7% (8/120) 2 75.00% 2 98,20%
Kidney cysts 28,3% (34/120) 8 76.50% 0 100%
Splenomegaly 10,0% (12/120) 2 83.30% 0 100%
Pericardial effusion 5,8% (7/120) 1 85.70% 3 97,40%
Pleural effusion, right-sided 24,2% (29/120) 4 86.20% 0 100%
Pleural effusion, left-sided 27,5% (33/120) 3 90.90% 2 97,80%
Dilatation of the vena cava 20,0% (24/120) 0 100.00% 6 94,10%
Aortic aneurysm 0,8% (1/120) 0 100.00% 0 100%
Focal lesion, pancreas 1,7% (2/120) 0 100.00% 0 100%
Urinary bladder obstruction 11,7% (14/120) 0 100.00% 0 100%
Enlarged prostate 3,3% (4/120) 0 100.00% 0 100%
Ileus sign 1,7% (2/120) 0 100.00% 0 100%
Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
4 razy w roku
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Medycyna, Podstawowe nauki medyczne, Podstawowe nauki medyczne, inne