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. 2021 Mar 30;204(1):44–52. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202007-2700OC

Table 3.

Comparative Performance of Scoring Systems Using the Entire Test Set

Scoring System ROC AUC (95% CI) PR AUC (95% CI)
CEWS 0.838 (0.834–0.841) 0.031 (0.028–0.033)*
MEWS 0.836 (0.833–0.839) 0.031 (0.028–0.033)
NEWS 0.842 (0.839–0.845) 0.028 (0.025–0.030)
SEWS 0.791 (0.788–0.795) 0.026 (0.024–0.028)
NEWS:LDTEWS 0.860 (0.858–0.863) 0.029 (0.026–0.031)
CART 0.700 (0.696–0.704) 0.023 (0.021–0.025)
eCART 0.796 (0.792–0.800) 0.026 (0.024–0.029)
LAPS-2 0.863 (0.860–0.865) 0.031 (0.028–0.033)*
HAVEN 0.901 (0.898–0.903) 0.080 (0.076–0.084)*

Definition of abbreviations: AUC = area under the curve; CART = cardiac arrest risk triage; CEWS = centile-based EWS; CI = confidence interval; eCART = electronic CART; EWS = early warning score; HAVEN = Hospital-wide Alerting via Electronic Noticeboard; LAPS-2 = laboratory-based acute physiology score 2; LDTEWS = Laboratory Decision Tree EWS; MEWS = modified EWS; NEWS = National EWS; PR = precision recall; ROC = receiver operating characteristic; SEWS = standardized EWS.

ROC AUC and PR AUC performance when predicting the risk of future composite adverse event (unplanned admission to ICU and cardiac arrest) within 24 hours.

*

Top 3 performing systems according to the PR AUC.

Top 3 performing systems according to the ROC AUC.