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Temperature curve analysis as a diagnostic test for early sepsisa
| Abnormal temperature patternb | Septic (n) | Nonseptic (n) | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) | Interrater κc (95% CI) |
Intrarater κc (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 22 | 7 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| Absent | 10 | 22 | (0.50 to 0.83) | (0.56 to 0.89) | (0.45 to 0.54) | (0.52 to 0.67) |
aCI, confidence interval. bDetermined by the majority (at least four of seven) of the raters. cκ statistic for multiple raters.
