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. 2022 May 2;28(5):599–606. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2021.02404

Table 4.

Comparison of Lactate and Base Deficit levels for blood transfusion need in 24 hours

Lactate >2 mmol/l n=207 Lactate ≤2 mmol/l n=152 p OR (95% CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) LR + NPV (%) LR -
Need Transfusion in 24h, n=49 (%) 43 (87.87) 6 (13.3) <0.001 6.38 (2.7–15.04) 87.8 47.1 20.8 1.65 96.1 0.26

BD < -6 mmol/l n=44 BD ≥ -6 mmol/l n=315 p OR (95% CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) LR + NPV (%) LR -

Need Transfusion in 24h, n=49 (%) 26 (53.1) 23 (46.9) <0.001 18.33 (8.84–38.06) 53.1 94.2 59.1 9.1 92.7 0.49

SI ≥0.9 n=68 SI <0.9 n=291 p OR (%95 CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) LR + NPV (%) LR -

Need Transfusion in 24h, n=49 (%) 30 (61.2) 19 (38.2) <0.001 11.302 (5.82–21.91) 61.2 85.5 40.8 4.35 93.6 0.43

CS >0.09 n=100 CS ≤0.09 n=259 p OR (%95 CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) PPV (%) LR + NPV (%) LR -

Need Transfusion in 24h, n=49 (%) 41 (83.6) 8 (16.4) <0.001 21.803 (9.85–48.11) 83.7 81 41 4.39 96.9 0.202

*Logistic procedure multiple linear combination test was used,

Chi-squre test was used. (BD: Base deficits; SI: Shock index; CS: Combining score). OR: Odds Ratio; PPV: Positive predictive value; LR: Likelihood ratio; NPV: Negative predictive value.