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Table 2 Impact of the focused training on B-pattern and Lung sliding interpretation

From: Lung ultrasound training: how short is too short? observational study on the effects of a focused theoretical training for novice learners

 

Pre-test

On 25 clips

Post-test

On 25 clips

p*

B-Pattern

Correct

Number– median [IQR]

3.5 [0.0–13.0]

22.0 [19.0–23.0]

< 0.0001

Wrong

Number– median [IQR]

3.5 [0.0–7.0]

2.0 [1.0–3.0]

0.1000

Missing

Number– median [IQR]

16.0 [3.0–25.0]

0.5 [0.0–4.0]

< 0.0001

Sliding

Correct

Number– median [IQR]

0.5 [0.0–2.0]

8.5 [6.0–12.0]

< 0.0001

Wrong

Number– median [IQR]

1.0 [0.0–6.0]

10.0 [7.0–13.0]

0.0002

Missing

Number– median [IQR]

23.0 [18.0–25.0]

4.0 [2.0–9.0]

< 0.0001

  1. Median number of correct, wrong and missing answers before and after theoretical training in identification of lung sliding / lung pulse / lung point and B-pattern. *Wilcoxon signed rank test for paired data
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