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Table 2 Reliability of mLUS Score for NICHD/NHLBI BPD Severity

From: A modified lung ultrasound score to evaluate short-term clinical outcomes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

 

Best Cutoff Value

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

Positive LR

Negative LR

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Posttest Probability (%)

Moderate and Severe BPD

 ≥ 14

77.6

72.1

2.78

0.31

75.4

74.6

75.0

Severe BPD

 ≥ 16

70.5

69.1

2.28

0.43

54.4

81.7

69.5

  1. BPD, bronchopulmonary dysplasia; LR, likelihood ratio; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value
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