TABLE 3.
Summary of the Sensitivity and Specificity With Their Respective 95% CIs and Nondiagnostic or Indeterminate Diagnoses for the Different Types of Hospitals
| Type of Hospital | Total, No. | % | Sensitivity, % (95% CI) | Specificity, % (95% CI) | Nondiagnostic/Indeterminate, % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSRSGC I | MSRSGC III | MSRSGC IVb | |||||
| HNOC | 2527 | 21.7 | 88.1 (84.7‐90.9) | 98.4 (97.6‐98.9) | 19.4 | 3.4 | 8.9 |
| HNOAC | 2486 | 21.3 | 79.7 (73.4‐84.8) | 99.2 (98.7‐99.6) | 19.2 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
| GH | 6644 | 57.0 | 75.0 (70.6‐78.9) | 99.3 (99.0‐99.5) | 18.8 | 3.0 | 5.4 |
| Total | 11,657 | 100 | 81.2 (78.7‐83.6) | 99.1 (98.8‐99.3) | 19 | 3.2 | 6.4 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GH, general hospital; HNOAC, head and neck oncology affiliated center; HNOC, head and neck oncology center; MSRSGC, Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology.