Table 3.

Comparison of the sensitivity and specificity of different tools of early detection of deterioration in patients with >200 measurements (N=217).

	Sensitivity, %	Specificity, %
National Early Warning Score	67	22
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Neurology, and Other scorea	75	16
The clinical definition of deterioration by local medical staff (“wish list”)	100	0

^aA locally implemented version of the Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure criteria for identification of patients' deterioration, as described in Multimedia Appendix 3.