Table 6.
Diagnostic properties at the low probability zone
Characteristics | AIR score 0–4 | |||||
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Complicated appendicitis | ||||||
NPV | 95% CI | p-value | Sensitivity | 95% CI | p-value | |
All patients | 99 | 98–100 | 99 | 98–100 | ||
Patients sex | 0.042 | 0.48 | ||||
Women | 100 | 99–100 | 99 | 98–100 | ||
Men | 98 | 97–100 | 98 | 97–100 | ||
Patients age | 0.44 | 0.85 | ||||
<15 years | 99 | 97–100 | 98 | 94–100 | ||
15–39 years | 99 | 98–100 | 98 | 97–100 | ||
≥40 years | 99 | 97–100 | 99 | 98–100 | ||
Duration of symptoms | 0.46 | 0.10 | ||||
<12 h | 99 | 98–100 | 97 | 94–100 | ||
12–23 h | 98 | 96–100 | 98 | 96–100 | ||
24–47 h | 99 | 98–100 | 100 | 99–100 | ||
>47 h | 99 | 98–100 | 99 | 97–100 | ||
Examiners competence | 0.52 | 0.87 | ||||
Interns | 99 | 98–100 | 99 | 97–100 | ||
Residents | 99 | 98–100 | 99 | 98–100 | ||
Specialists | 98 | 96–100 | 98 | 95–100 |
NPV and sensitivity for complicated appendicitis is presented as not missing complicated appendicitis is most important to safely practice observation