The Ultrasound Journal

Table 2 Correlation between pathological biomarkers and POCUS measurements

From: The usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in dehydrated patients in a pediatric emergency department

	n (%)	IVC/Ao Median (IQR)	p value	IVC-CI Median (IQR)	p value
pH < 7.31, yes	12 (18.5%)	0.75 (0.38)	0.72	34.2 (47)	0.16
Uric Acid > 5 mg/dl, yes	39 (60%)	0.79 (0.31)	0.94	35.2 (43.6)	1
Na < 135 mEq/l, yes	30 (46.1%)	0.79 (0.3)	0.76	30.5 (44.4)	0.91
BUN > 40 mg/dl, yes	9 (13.8%)	0.75 (0.55)	0.47	40.8 (30.9)	0.53
HCO₃ < 18 mEq/l, yes	35 (53.8%)	0.79 (0.26)	0.36	28.3 (42.6)	0.33
Total	65 (100%)	0.79 (0.42)		35.2 (42.2)

IVC/Ao area ratio and IVC-CI are reported as median and IQR. IVC: Inferior Vena Cava; Ao: Aorta; CI: collapsibility index; IQR: interquartile range

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