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Table 4 Assessment of the diagnostic performance of the emergency physicians (n = 514)

From: Acute respiratory failure in the elderly: etiology, emergency diagnosis and prognosis

Diagnosis

Sensitivity

Specificity

Positive predictive value

Negative predictive value

Accuracy

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

  1. Data are value [95% confidence interval]; ap < 0.05 compared with CPE. CPE, cardiogenic pulmonary edema; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; CRD, chronic respiratory disease.