From: Acute respiratory failure in the elderly: etiology, emergency diagnosis and prognosis
Diagnosis | Sensitivity | Specificity | Positive predictive value | Negative predictive value | Accuracy |
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CPE | 0.71 [0.65–0.77] | 0.80 [0.75–0.84] | 0.74 [0.70–0.87] | 0.78 [0.72–0.82] | 0.76 [0.72–0.80] |
CAP | 0.86 [0.80–0.90]a | 0.76 [0.71–0.80] | 0.66 [0.59–0.71]a | 0.91 [0.87–0.93]a | 0.79 [0.75–0.82] |
Acute exacerbation of CRD | 0.71 [0.64–0.78] | 0.83 [0.79–0.87] | 0.66 [0.59–0.73]a | 0.86 [0.82–0.89]a | 0.81 [0.78–0.84]a |
Pulmonary embolism | 0.75 [0.66–0.83] | 0.78 [0.74–0.82] | 0.43 [0.36–0.51]a | 0.93 [0.90–0.96]a | 0.78 [0.74–0.81] |
Asthma | 0.67 [0.42–0.85] | 0.97 [0.95–0.98]a | 0.42 [0.24–0.61]a | 0.99 [0.98–1.00]a | 0.96 [0.94–0.98]a |