Table 6 The correlation between the number of displaced rib fractures and complication
From: The number of displaced rib fractures is more predictive for complications in chest trauma patients
Patient with complication | Patient without complication | Sensitivity (95% CI ) | Specificity (95% CI ) | PPV (95% CI ) | NPV (95% CI ) | OR (95% CI ) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Displaced rib fx ≧1 | 134 | 40 | 88.0% (80–93%) | 40.9% (29–54%) | 70.9% (62–78%) | 67.5% (51–81%) | 5.06 (2.37–10.81%) |
Displaced Rib fx≧2 | 74 | 19 | 68.5% (59–77%) | 71.3% (59–82%) | 79.6% (70–87%) | 58% (47–69%) | 5.38 (2.76–10.52%) |
Displaced Rib fx≧3 | 57 | 3 | 52.8% (43–62%) | 95.5% (87–99%) | 95% (86–99%) | 55.3% (46–65%) | 23.47 (6.94–79.36%) |
Displaced Rib fx≧4 | 36 | 1 | 33.3% (25–43%) | 98.5% (92–100%) | 97.3% (86–100%) | 47.5% (39–56%) | 32.50 (4.33–243.80%) |
Displaced Rib fx≧5 | 21 | 0 | 19.4% (12–28%) | 100% (95–100%) | 100% (84–100%) | 43.1% (35–51%) | 32.68 (1.94–549.35%) |
Total | 108 | 66 |