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. 2022 Jul 13;13(3):700–710. doi: 10.1055/a-1863-7176

Table 1. Coding accuracy unassisted and assisted by the DST.

Data fields Control data (unassisted by the DST)
n (%)/Sensitivity (95% CI)
Trial data (assisted by the DST) a
n (%)/Sensitivity (95% CI)
Intent of injury (grouped) n  = 1,668 n  = 610
 Accurate coding 1,653 (99.1) 605 (99.2)
 Inaccurate coding 20 (1.2) 7 (0.8)
 UAvg sensitivity 0.941 (0.94–0.95) 0.960 (0.95–0.96)
 Kappa value 0.889 (0.83–0.94) 0.945 (0.90–0.99)
p -Value <0.001 <0.001
External cause n  = 1,668 n  = 820
 Accurate coding 1516 (90.9) 762 (92.9)
 Inaccurate coding 152 (9.1) 58 (7.1)
 UAvg sensitivity 0.939 (0.898–0.980) 0.942 (0.89–0.99)
 Kappa value 0.888 (0.87–0.9) 0.918 (0.90–0.94)
p -Value <0.001 <0.001
Major injury factor n  = 1,668 n  = 1,476
 Accurate coding 1,502 (90) 1,378 (93.4)
 Inaccurate coding 166 (10) 98 (6.6)
 UAvg sensitivity 0.886 (0.850–0.923) 0.939 (0.909–0.971)
 Kappa value 0.893 (0.88–0.91) 0.929 (0.91–0.94)
p -Value <0.001 <0.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; DST, decision support tool; UAvg, unweighted average.

a

Number of records from the trial dataset included in the analysis varies depending on the number of records classified by the classifier.