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.