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Table 4 Positive and Negative predictive values of qSOFA and SIRS for mortality and prolonged hospital stay

From: Comparison of QSOFA and sirs scores for the prediction of adverse outcomes of secondary peritonitis among patients admitted on the adult surgical ward in a tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Score

Mortality

LOS > 7

 

PPV(%)

95%CI

NPV(%)

95%CI

PPV(%)

95%CI

NPV(%)

95%CI

qSOFA

11.1

1.38–34.71

88.0

81.20–92.96

38.9

17.30–64.25

75.2

66.96–82.26

SIRS

16.0

9.22–24.95

94.7

85.38–98.90

30.9

21.73–41.22

80.7

68.09–89.95

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BMC Emergency Medicine

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