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. 2016 Sep 28;20:305. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1479-y

Table 3.

Accuracy of D-RSBI and RSBI in predicting weaning failure

Index Threshold AUC (95 % CI) P value Sensitivity (95 % CI) Specificity (95 % CI) PPV NPV Likelihood ratio
Positive Negative
DD ≤14 0.82 (0.69–0.92) <0.0001 88.2 (63.6–98.5) 61.8 (43.6–77.8) 53.6 91.3 2.3 (1.5–3.7) 0.2 (0.05–0.7)
D-RSBI >1.3 0.89 (0.76–0.95) <0.0001 94.1 (71.3–99.9) 64.7 (46.5–80.3) 57.1 95.6 2.7 (1.7–4.3) 0.1 (0.01–0.6)
RSBI >62 0.72 (0.57–0.83) 0.011 52.9 (27.8–77.0) 97.1 (84.7–99.9) 90.1 80.5 18.0 (2.5–130.7) 0.5 (0.3–0.8)
RR >20 0.76 (0.62–0.87) <0.001 64.7 (38.3–85.8) 76.5 (58.8–89.3) 57.9 81.3 2.8 (1.4–5.5) 0.5 (0.2–0.9)
MIP ≥25 0.70 (0.56–0.82) 0.008 76.5 (50.1–93.2) 67.7 (49.5–82.6) 54.2 85.2 2.4 (1.4–4.1) 0.4 (0.1–0.8)

AUC area under curve, CI confidence interval, DD diaphragmatic displacement, D-RSBI diaphragmatic rapid shallow breathing index, MIP maximum inspiratory pressure, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value, RR respiratory rate, RSBI rapid shallow breathing index (RR/tidal volume)