Table 2. Simple descriptions, total accuracy, right-side total accuracy and left-side total accuracy in pediatric patients with the previous algorithms and the newly developed algorithm.
Simple descriptions | Total | Right side | Left side | |
Arruda | 4 individual steps | 46.2% | 34.3% | 70.6% |
1. I (Δ < +) or V1 (RS > 1) → AVF (Δ) | ||||
2. II (Δ: -) | ||||
3. V1 (Δ < +) → AVF (Δ) | ||||
4. Remaining → AVF (Δ) | ||||
Boersma | 3 sequential steps | 70.2% | 77.1% | 55.9% |
V1 (RS), III (RS), II (RS) | ||||
Chiang | 4 sequential steps | 48.1% | 32.9% | 79.4% |
V2 (RS), III (Δ), AVF (Δ) / V1 (RS) | ||||
d’Avila | 4 sequential steps | 30.8% | 11.4% | 70.6% |
V1 (RS), III (RS), AVL (RS) / III (Q) → RSII(RS) | ||||
Iturralde | 3 sequential steps | 46.2% | 41.4% | 55.9% |
III (RS), V1 (RS), V2 (RS) | ||||
Li | 3 sequential steps | 92.3% | 88.6% | 100% |
V1 (RS), V1 (Δ) / I (Δ) → III (Δ) |
RS, R/S polarity; Δ, delta wave polarity; < +, ± or -; /, followed by the different result of previous step in the same level of algorithm; →, next step only following by the one of the previous step.