Table 2 Diagnostic performance of DE and DTF in some studies
Author/Year | Patient category | Measures | Best cut off value | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jiang et al., 2004 | Medical ICU patients | DE | 11 mm | Sensitivity 84.4%, specificity 82.6% |
Kim et al., 2011 | Medical ICU patients | DE | 14 mm (right) and 12 mm (left) | Sensitivity of 60%, specificity of 76%, AUC = 0.68 |
DiNino et al., 2014 | Mixed ICU patients | DTF | 30% | Sensitivity of 88%, specificity of 71%, AUC = 0.79 |
Ferrari et al., 2014 | MV patients received tracheostomy in high dependency unit | DTF | 36% | Sensitivity of 82%, specificity of 88% |
Ali and Mohamad, 2016 | Mixed ICU patients | DE | 15 mm | Sensitivity of 88.7%, specificity of 84.3% |
DTF | 30% | Sensitivity of 97.3%, specificity of 85.2% |