Table 1
Summary of previous studies that have investigated the clinical relevance of routine measurement of salicylate concentrations in patients presenting to emergency departments
| Study | Country | Method of identification of patients | Sensitivity (%) | Negative predictive value (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A, insufficient data available in paper for analysis to be calculated. | ||||||||
| This study | UK | Positive salicylate concentrations | 81 | 98 | ||||
| Sporer et al12 | USA | Positive salicylate concentrations | 28 | N/A | ||||
| Brett et al11 | USA | Consecutive presenting overdose patients | 93 | 98 | ||||
| Mahoney et al17 | USA | Consecutive presenting overdose patients | 88 | 99 | ||||
| Chan et al15 | Hong Kong | Positive salicylate concentrations | 93 | 99 | ||||
| Chan et al16 | Hong Kong | Positive salicylate concentrations | 86 | 98 | ||||
