Table 6.
Diagnostic properties at the low probability zone
| Characteristics | AIR score 0–4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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