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Table 4 Predictive performances of the TOR rules for neurological outcomes at discharge

From: Predictive performances of ALS and BLS termination of resuscitation rules in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for different resuscitation protocols

Characteristics

CPC 3–5

CPC 1–2

Sensitivity, % (95% CI)

Specificity, % (95% CI)

FPR, % (95% CI)

PPV, % (95% CI)

NPV, % (95% CI)

BLS TOR rule

 The Group of 2015

865

18

86.7 (84.2–88.9)

61.1 (36.1–81.7)

38.9 (18.3–63.9)

99.0 (98.0–99.6)

8.7 (4.7–15.4)

 Met criteria

750

7

 Not met criteria

115

11

 The Group of 2020

558

14

78.1 (74.4–81.5)

85.7 (56.2–97.5)

14.3 (2.5–43.8)

99.5 (98.2–99.9)

9.0 (4.9–15.4)

 Met criteria

436

2

 Not met criteria

122

12

ALS TOR rule

 The Group of 2015

361

16

34.0 (29.2–39.2)

93.8 (67.7–99.7)

6.2 (0.3–32.3)

99.2 (94.9–100.0)

5.9 (3.5–9.8)

 Met criteria

123

1

 Not met criteria

238

15

 The Group of 2020

390

17

26.7 (22.4–31.4)

100.0 (77.1–100.0)

0 (0.0–22.9)

100.0 (95.6–100.0)

5.6 (3.4–9.0)

 Met criteria

104

0

 Not met criteria

286

17

  1. TOR Termination Of Resuscitation, CPC Cerebral Performance Category, CI Confidence Interval, FPR False-Positive Rate, PPV Positive Predictive Value, NPV Negative Predictive Value, BLS Basic Life Support, ALS Advanced Life Support