Score | Score cut off | AUROCC (95% CI) | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | PPV (95% CI) | NPV (95% CI) |
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Global LUS | 11 | 0.73 (0.52–0.94) | 0.91 (0.90–0.92) | 0.29 (0.14–0.44) | 0.50 (0.44–0.56) | 0.80 (0.78–0.83) |
LUS–ARDS | 37 | 0.85 (0.70–1.00) | 0.91 (0.90–0.92) | 0.71 (0.67–0.76) | 0.64 (0.59–0.69) | 0.90 (0.89–0.91) |
Anterior–lateral LUS | 8 | 0. 79 (0.58–1.0) | 0.91 (0.90–0.92) | 0.57 (0.50–0.64) | 0.63 (0.57–0.68) | 0.89 (0.87–0.90) |
- Summary of the diagnostic accuracy measures of the 12-region global LUS and LUS–ARDS scores and the reduced 8-region anterior–lateral LUS score to detect severe pulmonary edema (EVLWi > 15 ml/kg) at the respective cutoff values. ARDS  Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, AUROCC  area under the receiver operating curve, EVLWi  extravascular lung water index, LUS  lung ultrasound, NPV  negative predictive value, PPV  positive predictive value