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Table 3 Discrimination of STSS score groupings in predicting death, ICU admission, and need for mechanical ventilation in our study population (n = 62) and the derivation population (n = 3,206)

From: The Simple Triage Scoring System (STSS) successfully predicts mortality and critical care resource utilization in H1N1 pandemic flu: a retrospective analysis

STSS score

Mortality, fraction (percentage)

Need for ICU

Need for MV, fraction (percentage)

 

Derivation groupa

n= 3,206

Study group

n= 62

Derivation groupa, fraction (percentage)

Study group, fraction (percentage)

Study bed days, median (range)

Derivation groupa

Study group

0

5/1,144 (0.4)

0/19 (0)

61/1,144 (5.3)

1/19 (5.3)

4

18/1,144 (1.6)

0/19 (0)

1

45/1,257 (3.6)

0/21 (0)

124/1,257 (9.9)

2/21 (9.5)

3 (2-4)

37/1,257 (2.9)

0/21 (0)

2

54/617 (8.8)

2/13 (15.3)

140/617 (23)

7/13 (53.8)

9 (2-46)

43/617 (7)

1/13 (7.7)

≥ 3

47/188 (25)

1/9 (11.1)

68/188 (36)

8/9 (88.8)

8 (3-24)

25/188 (13)

4/9 (44.4)

ROC

AUC

(95% CI)

0.8

Sample too small

0.7

0.88

(0.78-0.98)b

-

0.69

0.91

(0.83-0.99)b

  1. aTalmor and colleagues [14]; bFigure 2: Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for Simple Triage Scoring System (STSS) versus intensive care unit (ICU) and STSS versus mechanical ventilation (MV). AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval.