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. 2020 Dec 2;77(2):214–219. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.09.004

Table 2.

Accuracy of pulse oximetry screening in detection of CCHD.

Diagnostic accuracy Pulse oximetry screening CCHD
CCHD present CCHD absent
Screen positive 3 13
Screen negative 1 1838
Sensitivity TP
TP + FN
75% (95% CI: 28.91% to 96.59%)
Specificity TN
FP + TN
99.29% (95% CI: 98.79% to 99.60%)
Positive Predictive Value TP
TP + FP
18.75% (95% CI: 5.80% to 43.80%)
Negative Predictive Value TN
FN + TN
99.94% (95% CI: 99.66% to 99.99%)

CCHD: Critical congenital heart disease; TP: True Positive; FP: False Positive; TN: True Negative; FN: False Negative.