Table 3 Patients rating level of discomfort during assessment with POCUS higher than two in any of the three types of sonography
From: Does point-of-care ultrasonography cause discomfort in patients admitted with respiratory symptoms?
Patient no. | FATE rating | FLUS rating | LCU rating | Cause for rating > 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Intercostal muscle myalgia |
102 | 3 | 3 | 3 | No specific cause |
139 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Rib fractures following chest trauma |
143 | 8 | 8 | 8 | When the transducer touched the patients skin, the patient described a buzzing sensation going through the entire body |
159 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Recent pelvic operation with subsequent pain in the femoral region |
218 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Liver affection with pain in the upper abdomen and intercostal muscle myalgia |
234 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Tenderness in the epigastric region |
259 | 3 | 3 | 3 | No specific cause |
262 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Intercostal muscle myalgia |
305 | 3 | 2 | 2 | No specific cause |
335 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Intercostal muscle myalgia |
426 | 8 | 1 | 1 | Patient had cardiac arrest with subsequent resuscitation prior to examination |
428 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Dysesthesia in the legs due to neuropathy |