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Table 3 The AUC analysis for the ability to predict in-hospital mortality

From: The use of thermal imaging for evaluation of peripheral tissue perfusion in surgical patients with septic shock

 

AUC (95%CI)

Sensitivity % (95% CI)

Specificity % (95% CI)

PPV % (95% CI)

NPV % (95% CI)

Cut-off value

Canthal-toe temperature gradient (°C)

0

0.51 (0.37–0.64)

70 (54–83)

13 (2–41)

68 (52–82)

14 (2–43)

≤ 14.8

6 h

0.62 (0.48–0.75)

85 (70–94)

47 (21–73)

81 (65–91)

54 (25–81)

> 10.8

12 h

0.66 (0.52–0.78)

93 (80–98)

40 (16–68)

80 (66–91)

67 (30–93)

> 6.2

Room-toe temperature gradient (°C)

0

0.58 (0.44–0.71)

69 (52–83)

53 (27–79)

79 (62–91)

40 (19–64)

> 0.5

6 h

0.57 (0.43–0.71)

67 (50–81)

60 (32–84)

81 (64–93)

41 (21–64)

>-0.6

12 h

0.62 (0.48–0.75)

97 (87–100)

33 (12–62)

79 (65–90)

83 (36–100)

>-10

Toe temperature (°C)

0

0.51(0.37–0.65)

60 (43–75)

60 (32–84)

80 (61–92)

36 (18–58)

< 20.8

6 h

0.66(0.52–0.78)

85 (70–94)

53 (27–79)

83 (68–93)

57 (29–82)

≤ 23.3

12 h

0.72(0.58–0.84) *

92 (79–98)

47 (21–73)

82 (67–92)

70 (35–93)

≤ 25.5

Serum lactate (mmol/L)

0

0.72(0.58–0.83) *

80 (64–91)

60 (32–84)

84 (69–94)

53 (28–77)

> 2.5

6 h

0.78(0.65–0.88) *

55 (39–70)

100 (78–100)

100 (85–100)

46 (28–64)

> 4.3

12 h

0.81(0.68–0.91) *

72 (55–85)

87 (60–98)

93 (78–99)

54 (33–74)

> 2.5

CRT (s)

0

0.74(0.60–0.85) *

70 (54–83)

80 (52–96)

90 (74–98)

50 (29–71)

> 3

6 h

0.79(0.65–0.88) *

70 (54–83)

87 (60–98)

93 (78–99)

52 (31–72)

> 3

12 h

0.81(0.68–0.91)*

49 (32–65)

100 (78–100)

100 (82–100)

43 (26–61)

> 4.2

Clinical severity scores

APACHE II score

0.75(0.61–0.86)*

62 (45–77)

77 (46–95)

89 (71–98)

40 (21–61)

> 18

SOFA score

0.77(0.64–0.88)*

46 (30–63)

92 (64–100)

945 (74–100)

36 (20–55)

> 8

  1. APACHE II: acute physiology, and chronic health evaluation II score, AUC: area under receiver operating characteristic curve, CI: confidence interval, CRT: capillary refill time, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment score. *Denotes statistical significance, P value < 0.05