Table 3 Validation of the muscle function algorithm (head lift, arm lift, swallowing 20 ml water, eye opening), tactile fading after peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS), and uncalibrated acceleromyography (AMG) to identify patients with TOF < 0.9 or TOF < 0.7 in the post anaesthesia care unit. Results (with 95% confidence intervals) from a second prospective cohort of 100 patients
Algorithm of muscle function tests | Fading following PNS | Uncalibrated AMG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOF < 0.9 | Sensitivity | 92.5% [85.1; 96.9] | 33.7% [24.2; 44.3] | 93.6% [86.5; 97.6] |
Specificity | 42.9% [9.9; 81.6] | 0.0% [0.0; 41.0] | 100.0% [59.0; 100] | |
TOF < 0.7 | Sensitivity | 100% [94.9; 100] | 18.8% [10.4; 30.1] | 94.4% [86.2; 98.4] |
Specificity | 34.5% [17.9; 54.3] | 16.7% [5.6; 34.7] | 89.7% [72.6; 97.8] |