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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Surg. 2011 Sep 27;98(12):1725–1734. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7698

Table 1.

Predictive Capability of Clinical Assessment or Qualitative CBR-Time Curve Patterns for Survival, Histological Grade, and Tissue Necrosis on POD 3

Clinically NIR Filling Defect NIR Inflow Peak AI Pattern
Non-viable Present Absent Present
Animal Survival
 Sensitivity 100% 97% 86% 53%
 Specificity 47% 73% 90% 95%
 Accuracy 55% 77% 90% 88%
P value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
 Odds Ratio(CI 95%) 81.86 (4.984–1345) 124.4 (16.79–922.2) 62.74 (24.00–164.0) 24.31 (10.47–56.43)
Histological Grade
 Sensitivity 94% 87% 60% 35%
 Specificity 55% 85% 96% 98%
 Accuracy 67% 85% 85% 79%
P value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
 Odds Ratio (CI 95%) 20.72 (8.059–53.27) 40.42 (19.26–84.81) 37.22 (16.30–84.97) 37.05 (10.94–125.5)
Clinical Necrosis
 Sensitivity 93% 92% 60% 33%
 Specificity 58% 93% 100% 100%
 Accuracy 70% 92% 85% 76%
P value* < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001
Odds Ratio (CI 95%) 19.16 (8.435–43.55) 156.6 (89.50–747.7) 564.8 (34.21–9323) 194.3 (11.75–3214)
*

Fisher exact test. AI Pattern = arterial insufficiency pattern; CI 95% = confidence interval of 95%.