Identification tool
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Ability to identify severe sepsis
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Sensitivity
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Specificity
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PPV
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NPV
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n (% of 108 cases)
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(95% CI)
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(95% CI)
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(95% CI)
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(95% CI)
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SIRS ≥2 (without leukocytes)
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80 (74.1%)
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0.74 (0.65-0.82)
|
0.72 (0.70-0.75)
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0.18 (0.16-0.19)
|
0.97 (0.96-0.98)
|
qSOFA ≥2a
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33 (30.6%)
|
0.32 (0.23-0.42)
|
0.98 (0.97-0.99)
|
0.57 (0.45-0.68)
|
0.95 (0.94-0.96)
|
Red triage
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37 (34.3%)
|
0.34 (0.25-0.44)
|
0.95 (0.94-0.96)
|
0.35 (0.27-0.43)
|
0.95 (0.94-0.95)
|
Orange triage
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55 (50.9%)
|
0.51 (0.41-0.61)
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0.60 (0.58-0.63)
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0.09 (0.07-0.11)
|
0.94 (0.93-0.95)
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≥ Orange triage
|
92 (85.2%)
|
0.85 (0.77-0.91)
|
0.55 (0.52-0.58)
|
0.13 (0.12-0.14)
|
0.98 (0.97-0.99)
|
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aThe ability to identify sepsis in % is calculated based on 108 cases of sepsis in the total population, whilst the sensitivity analysis is based on the 103 cases with complete score on qSOFA