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Table 8 Reported performance of alternate screening tools

From: Derivation and internal validation of the screening to enhance prehospital identification of sepsis (SEPSIS) score in adults on arrival at the emergency department

Screening tool

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

PPV (95% CI)

NPV (95% CI)

PreSS

 Polito [56]

0.85 (NR)

0.47 (NR)

0.19 (NR)

0.96 (NR)

PreSep

 Bayer [57]

0.85 (0.77–0.92)

0.86 (0.82–0.90)

0.63 (NR)

0.95 (NR)

 Jouffrey [58]

0.92 (NR)

0.29 (NR)

0.41 (NR)

0.88 (NR)

Robson tool (severe sepsis)

 McClelland [24]

0.30 (0.12–0.47)

0.77 (0.60–0.95)

NR

NR

 Wallgren [27]

0.93 (NR)

NR

NR

NR

Robson tool (sepsis)

 McClelland [24]

0.43 (0.28–0.58)

0.14 (0.0–0.40)

NR

NR

 Bayer [57]

0.95 (NR)

0.43 (NR)

0.32 (NR)

0.97 (NR)

 Wallgren [27]

0.75 (NR)

NR

NR

NR

 Dorsett [59]

0.47 (0.31–0.62)

0.80 (0.71–0.87)

NR

NR

qSOFA

 Dorsett [59]

0.16 (0.07–0.31)

0.97 (0.92–0.99)

NR

NR

 Jouffroy [58]

0.62 (NR)

0.16 (NR)

0.29 (NR)

0.44 (NR)

 Tusgul (ICU admission) [60]

0.36 (0.27–0.47)

NR

NR

NR

  1. CI confidence interval, NR not reported, ICU intensive care unit