Abstract 1482 Table 1

Triage tool diagnostic accuracy statistics (95% CI) for predicting any adverse outcome (entire study period)

ToolN*C-statisticThresholdN (%) above thresholdSensitivitySpecificityPPVNPV
CRB-65 432,584 0.70
(0.70, 0.71)
>0 102,964 (23.8%) 0.61
(0.61, 0.61)
0.78
(0.77, 0.78)
0.09
(0.09, 0.09)
0.98
(0.98, 0.98)
NEWS2 433,101 0.80
(0.79, 0.80)
>1 178835 (41.3%) 0.83
(0.83, 0.83)
0.6
(0.6,0.6)
0.07
(0.07–0.07)
0.99
(0.99, 0.99)
PMEWS 438,810 0.79
(0.79, 0.79)
>2 199,386 (45.4%) 0.85
(0.85, 0.85)
0.56
(0.56, 0.56)
0.06
(0.06, 0.07)
0.99 (0.99,0.99)
PRIEST 438,880 0.82
(0.82, 0.82)
>4 158,893 (36.2%) 0.83
(0.83, 0.83)
0.65 (0.65,0.66) 0.08
(0.08, 0.08)
0.99
(0.99, 0.99)
WHO 437,850 0.71
(0.71, 0.72)
>0 235,775 (53.8%) 0.82
(0.81, 0.82)
0.47
(0.47, 0.47)
0.05
(0.05, 0.05)
0.99
(0.99, 0.99)
TEWS 432,612 0.72
(0.71, 0.72)
>2 134,097 (31%) 0.62
(0.62, 0.62)
0.70
(0.70, 0.70)
0.07
(0.07, 0.07)
0.98
(0.98, 0.98)
Quick COVID 446,088 0.70
(0.69, 0.70)
>3 35,145 (7.9%) 0.33
(0.33, 0.33)
0.93
(0.93, 0.93)
0.14
(0.14, 0.14)
0.98
(0.98, 0.98)
  • *Patients with <3 parameters were excluded from analysis when estimating performance