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. 2013 Dec;56(6):405–408. doi: 10.1503/cjs.013412

Table 2.

Positive predictive value and sensitivity of vascular injury diagnosis coding, by anatomical region

Region PPV Sensitivity


% 95% CI* % 95% CI*
All 95.0 92.3–96.8

Neck 97.4 91.0–99.3 98.7 92.9–99.8

Thorax 90.8 82.2–95.5 94.5 86.7–97.8

Abdomen 96.0 88.9–98.6 90.0 81.5–94.8

Upper extremity 97.3 90.8–99.3 97.3 90.8–99.3

Lower extrimity 93.4 85.5–97.2 95.9 88.7–98.6

CI = confidence interval; PPV = positive predictive value.

*

Calculated according to Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Toronto, Stat Calculator.11