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. 2021 Apr 22;11:8752. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88245-0

Table 3.

Prediction of big exomphalos without primary closure.

Ratio Primary closure No primary closure Sensitivity % Specificity % PPV % NPV %
Fascia displacement Silo
ED/AC  ≥ 0.75 1 4 1 71.4 75.0 83.3 60.0
 < 0.75 3 2 0
apED/AC  ≥ 0.26 1 2 1 42.9 75.0 75.0 42.9
 < 0.26 3 4 0
EDmax/AC  ≥ 0.24 1 6 1 100 75.0 87.5 100
 < 0.24 3 0 0
EDmax/HC  ≥ 0.21 1 3 1 57.1 75.0 80.0 50.0
 < 0.21 3 3 0

ED/AC: diameter of exomphalos/abdomen circumference; apED/AC: anterior to posterior diameter of exomphalos/abdomen circumference; EDmax/AC: maximal diameter of exomphalos/abdomen circumference; EDmax/HC: maximal diameter of exomphalos/head circumference; PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; ratio in mm.