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. 2024 Feb 26;39(2):142–150. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X24000098

Table 4.

Comparisons of META and SALT Triage versus Sort and the Lerner Consensus Criteria

Triage Category Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
META Triage Test Characteristics (Sort Triage as Gold Standard)
Immediate 91.5 87.8-94.3 60.8 58.9-62.6 20.9 18.8-23.2 98.4 97.7-99.0
Delayed 28.9 23.1-35.2 42.4 40.6-44.2 3.9 3.0-4.9 88.0 86.2-89.7
SALT Triage Test Characteristics (Sort Triage as Gold Standard)
Immediate 94.9 91.9-97.1 72.7 71.0-74.4 28.4 25.7-31.2 99.2 98.7-99.6
Delayed 1.3 0.3-3.7 28.9 27.3-30.6 0.1 0.0-0.4 78.4 75.7-80.8

Abbreviations: SALT, Sort, Assess, Lifesaving Interventions, Treatment/Transport; META, Advanced Prehospital Triage Model (Modelo Extrahospitalario de Triaje Avanzado); PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.