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Fig. 2 | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

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From: An evaluation of the Swiss staging model for hypothermia using case reports from the literature

Fig. 2

ROC curves and optimal core body temperature thresholds in °C for stage discrimination. The temperature which best distinguishes between stages was taken as the temperature value which maximises the sum of sensitivity plus specificity. Using estimated optimal thresholds increased (sensitivity + specificity) from 128 to 155 for the stage 1/2 threshold, from 136 to 141 for the stage 2/3 threshold and from 129 to 133 for the Stage 3/4 threshold. Actual cut = accepted threshold for current clinical Swiss staging system [4]; Optimal cut = optimal threshold i.e. the temperature at which the sum sensitivity + specificity is maximal; AUC = area under the curve

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