Prognostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound in patients with pulseless electrical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prognosis for pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is typically poor; however, patients with cardiac activity observed on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) tend to have better outcomes compared to those without. This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the prognostic accuracy of cardiac activity detected by POCUS in predicting resuscitation outcomes in patients experiencing PEA.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify relevant studies. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR), diagnostic odds ratio, and the area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (SROC) w

SUBMITTER: Jian SZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812266 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature