Table 5 Diagnostic accuracy and inter-rater reliability of TBSA assessments made on handheld devices by participant group
Cases | Participants | Accuracya | Inter-rater reliability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | ICC (95% CI) | ICC (95% CI) |
Overall | South African EM specialists | 0.80 (0.77–0.83) | 0.81 (0.74–0.87) |
South African burns specialists | 0.87 (0.85–0.89) | 0.81 (0.74–0.87) | |
Swedish burns specialists | 0.87 (0.84–0.89) | 0.85 (0.79–0.90) | |
Children | South African EM specialists | 0.77 (0.72–0.81) | 0.75 (0.64–0.86) |
South African burns specialists | 0.90 (0.87–0.92) | 0.85 (0.77–0.92) | |
Swedish burns specialists | 0.83 (0.78–0.87) | 0.76 (0.64–0.87) | |
Adults | South African EM specialists | 0.79 (0.75–0.83) | 0.81 (0.71–0.89) |
South African burns specialists | 0.85 (0.81–0.89) | 0.79 (0.68–0.88) | |
Swedish burns specialists | 0.87 (0.83–0.90) | 0.88 (0.80–0.93) |