Interrater Agreement of Physicians Identifying Lung Sliding Artifact on B-Mode And M-Mode Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chest point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a first-line diagnostic test to identify lung sliding, an important artifact to diagnose or rule out pneumothorax. Despite enthusiastic adoption of this modality, the interrater reliability for physicians to identify lung sliding is unknown. Additionally, the relative diagnostic performance of physicians interpreting B-mode and M-mode ultrasound is unclear. We sought to determine the interrater reliability of physicians to detect lung sliding on B-mode and M-mode POCUS.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional interrater agreement study surveying acute care physicians on their interpretation of 20 B-mode and M-mode POCUS clips. Two experienced clinicians determined the reference standard diagnosis. Respondents reported their

SUBMITTER: Prager R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12057470 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature