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Table 1

From: Diagnostic test of the desaturation index and the calculated desaturation index to identify acute lung injury and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome at the bedside

 

Pao2/FiO2

Thorax X-ray

ALI/ARDS

DI sensitivity

0.86 (0.78–0.91)

0.77 (0.69–0.84)

0.87 (0.78–0.92)

DI specificity

0.84 (0.75–0.89)

0.85 (0.76–0.91)

0.83 (0.74–0.87)

DIc sensitivity

0.93 (0.87–0.97)

0.85 (0.77–0.90)

0.99 (0.95–1)

DIc specificity

0.82 (0.74–0.89)

0.85 (0.76–0.91)

0.93 (0.86–0.97)

  1. ALI, acute lung injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; DI, desaturation index; Dic, calculated desaturation index.
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