Table 1 Prevalence of SS/SS upon admission and sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the sepsis rule

May

3.1 (1.8 to 4.5)

72.7 (51.8 to 93.6)

88.3 (85.8 to 90.7)

16.7 (8.7 to 24.6)

99.0 (98.1 to 99.9)

June

3.0 (1.6 to 4.3)

55.0 (30.7 to 79.3)

89.2 (86.7 to 91.6)

13.4 (5.4 to 21.4)

98.5 (97.4 to 99.6)

July

3.0 (1.7 to 4.3)

86.4 (69.8 to 100)

89.8 (87.5 to 92.1)

20.7 (11.8 to 29.5)

99.5 (89.9 to 100)

August

1.8 (0.8 to 2.8)

78.6 (53.5 to 100)

87.8 (85.4 to 90.2)

10.7 (4.2 to 17.1)

99.6 (99.0 to 100)

September

2.2 (1.0 to 3.4)

86.7 (66.1 to 100)

88.0 (85.4 to 90.5)

14.0 (6.4 to 21.6)

99.7 (99.1 to 100)

October

4.3 (2.7 to 5.9)

82.8 (67.3 to 98.2)

90.6 (88.3 to 92.9)

28.2 (18.1 to 38.4)

99.2 (98.3 to 100)

November

5.4 (3.5 to 7.2)

84.9 (71.1 to 98.6)

88.9 (86.2 to 91.5)

30.1 (20.3 to 40.0)

99.1 (98.1 to 100)

December

2.9 (1.6 to 4.2)

90.5 (75.5 to 100)

88.4 (85.9 to 90.8)

19.0 (10.8 to 27.2)

99.7 (99.1 to 100)

Total

3.2 (2.7 to 3.6)

80.1 (73.9 to 86.3)

88.8 (88.0 to 89.7)

19.0 (16.1 to 21.8)

99.3 (99.0 to 99.5)