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. 2018 Nov 23;18:175. doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0739-9

Table 5.

Sensitivity, specificity, and negative and positive predictive values of ultrasonography and rapid shallow breathing index for predicting of weaning success

Parameters Sensitivity Specificity Positive predictive value Negative predictive value Area under the curve
TPIA > 0.8 s 92.2 45.5 88.7 55.6 0.676
RSBI < 100 96.1 45.5 89.1 71.4 0.659

TPIAdia time to peak inspiratory amplitude, RSBI rapid shallow breathing index