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Table 3 Predictive performance of diaphragmatic excursion in intubation within 48 h

From: Ultrasonographic evaluation of the diaphragm in critically ill patients to predict invasive mechanical ventilation

Diaphragmatic excursion (cm)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Predicted probability

Cohort (N = 314), AUROC 0.850 (95% CI 0.807–0.894)

 ≥ 2.00

–

–

–

–

3.4% (− 0.4, 7.3)

 1.60–1.99

97.3% (92.4–99.4)

41.8% (34.9–48.9)

48.5% (41.8–55.2)

96.6% (90.3–99.3)

12.8% (3.2–22.3)

 1.21–1.59

92.2% (85.4–96.3)

62.2% (55.1–68.9)

57.8% (50.2–65.1)

93.3% (87.6–96.9)

25.6% (12.5–38.6)

 0.91–1.20

82.3% (74.0–88.8)

78.1% (71.7–83.6)

67.9% (59.4–75.6)

88.7% (83.1–93.0)

58.5% (45.2–71.8)

 ≤ 0.90

54.9% (45.2–64.2)

89.1% (83.9–93.0)

73.8% (63.1–82.8)

77.8% (71.9–83.0)

73.8% (64.4–83.2)

  1. AUROC area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value