Study | Country | Method of identification of patients | Sensitivity (%) | Negative predictive value (%) | ||||
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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 |