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. 2021 Apr 6;45(7):2081–2091. doi: 10.1007/s00268-021-06042-2

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