Table 2 Sensitivity, specificitity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV) for the dichotomous variables related to respiratory support on comparison of the clinical database with nurses’s charts for 153 very preterm newborns, Aalborg and Aarhus, Denmark, 2005
Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | (95% CI) | |||
Surfactant therapy | 100 | 98 (95;100) | 96 (91;100) | 100 |
nCPAP therapy | 99 (98;100) | 100 | 100 | 86 (60;100) |
Oxygen supplementation | 90 (84;96) | 72 (60;85) | 87 (81;94) | 77 (65;90) |
Mechanical ventilation | 95 (89;100) | 95 (91;99) | 89 (81;98) | 98 (96;100) |