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Table 4 Sensitivity analysis: EDLIPS performance at different cutoff points ( n = 2,361)

From: Lung injury prediction score for the emergency department: first step towards prevention in patients at risk

 

EDLIPS cutoff points

EDLIPS performance

≥5*

≥4

≥6

Prevalence of ALI/ARDS (95% CI)

0.075 (0.065, 0.086)

0.075 (0.065, 0.086)

0.075 (0.065, 0.086)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

0.716 (0.643, 0.781)

0.852 (0.791, 0.901)

0.557 (0.480, 0.632)

Specificity (95% CI)

0.738 (0.719, 0.757)

0.592 (0.571, 0.613)

0.848 (0.832, 0.862)

Positive predictive value

0.181 (0.153, 0.211)

0.144 (0.123, 0.167)

0.227 (0.189, 0.270)

Negative predictive value

0.970 (0.961, 0.978)

0.980 (0.971, 0.987)

0.960 (0.950, 0.968)

Likelihood ratio (+)(95% CI)

2.735 (2.434, 3.073)

2.088 (1.928, 2.261)

3.654 (3.099, 4.308)

Likelihood ratio (−)(95% CI)

0.385 (0.304, 0.487)

0.250 (0.175, 0.357)

0.523 (0.443, 0.618)

C-statistic (95% CI)

0.727 (0.692, 0.762)

0.722 (0.694, 0.750)

0.702 (0.748, 0.820)

  1. *Depicts optimal cutoff.