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Table 4 Concordance between transthoracic ultrasound and chest X-ray for the four variables

From: Chest ultrasound to detect postoperative pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery: a comparative study

		Chest X-ray		Kappa	P value
Chest US		Yes	No
Total cases	Yes	59	4	0.888	0.000*
	No	0	23
• Pneumothorax	Yes	34	15	0.661	0.000*
	No	0	37
• Pleural effusion	Yes	29	21	0.448	0.000*
	No	2	34
• Pulmonary consolidation	Yes	29	1	0.974	0.000*
	No	0	56
• Interstitial pattern	Yes	0	0	----	----
	No	0	86

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