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. 2017 Aug 17;143(8):764–768. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0148

Table 4. Automated Algorithm vs Hand-Reviewed Criterion Standard List of Posttonsillectomy Hemorrhage Complications With Clinical Encounters in the Medical Recorda.

Automated Algorithm Finding Hand-Reviewed Criterion Standard Total No.
Hemorrhage No Hemorrhage
Hemorrhage 46 16 62
No hemorrhage 30 925 955
Total 76 941 1017
Sensitivity (95% CI), % 60.53 (48.63-71.34) NA NA
Specificity (95% CI), % 98.30 (97.19-98.99) NA NA

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

a

Data are presented as number of tonsillectomies, unless otherwise indicated.