Reliability, feasibility, and sensitivity to change.
| Reference | Interobserver | Discrimination Intraobserver | Between-group Differences | Sensitivity to Change | Feasibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutierrez14 | κ of comprehensive US semiquantitative assessment at parasternal, mid-clavicular, anterior axillary, mid-axillary, paravertebral, subscapular and posterior axillary level: 0.943, 0.846, 0.963, 0.932, 0.958, 0.969, and 0.980, respectively | 2nd parasternal κ = 0.864, 4th mid-clavicular κ = 0.881, 4th anterior axillary κ = 0.868, 4th mid-axillary κ = 0.845, 8th paravertebral κ = 0.894, 8th subscapular κ = 0.883, 8th posterior axillary κ = 0.862 | NR | NR | Estimated by comparing time spent regarding comprehensive assessment by independent samples t test. Significant difference found between comprehensive US B-lines assessment (mean 23.3 ± SD 4.5, range 16–31 min) and simplified US B-lines assessment (mean 8.6 ± SD 1.4, range 6–12 min, p < 0.00001). |
| Aghdashi19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Barskova20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | Time needed for the scan and analysis always < 10 min |
| Buda21 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Gargani11 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Gigante22 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Moazedi-Fuerst23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Pinal-Fernandez24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Sperandeo12 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Tardella13 | Parasternal κ = 0.943, mid-clavicular κ = 0.846, anterior-axillary κ = 0.963, medial-axillary κ = 0.932, paravertebral κ = 0.958, subscapular κ = 0.969, posterior-axillary κ = 0.980 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Moazedi-Fuerst10 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Mohammadi25 | Global κ value of agreement between 2 imaging methods 0.553 (p < 0.001). | Global κ values for intraobserver reliability of B-lines assessment 0.838 | No | NR | NR |
US: ultrasound; NR: not registered.