Thoracic ultrasound use in hospitalized and ambulatory adult patients: a quantitative picture

The Ultrasound Journal

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Characteristics
Number of patients^*	526^a
Number of lung ultrasound studies	762^a
Age	60 (48–70)^b
Male/female	295/206^c
No thoracic ultrasound study/pt
1	412^a
2	65^a
3	20^a
4	16^a
5	4^a
6	3^a
7	1^a
8	2^a
9	1^a
10	1^a
16	1^a
Origin
Hospitalized	648
Ambulatory	114
Department of referral
Pulmonary Department	196^a
Oncology Department	314^a
Hematology Department	40^a
Obstetrics Department	16^a
Outpatient	114^a
General Surgery Department	34^a
Other departments^$	48^a

^avalues are expressed as absolute numbers
^bvalues are expressed as median (IQR)
^cthe gender in 25 out of 526 pts is not known
^$Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, ICU^#, ED^{^}, Cardiology
^#ICU intensive care unit
^{^}ED Emergency Department