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Table 4 Sensitivity measures

From: Validation of the Provincial Transfer Authorization Centre database: a comprehensive database containing records of all inter-facility patient transfers in the province of Ontario

Variable

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Facility identification and timing

Sending facility

1.00 (1.00 – 1.00)

Receiving facility

0.97 (0.94 – 1.00)

Date of transfer

0.99 (0.97 – 1.00)

Demographics

Last name

0.92 (0.87 – 0.98)

First name

0.96 (0.92 – 1.00)

Sex

0.97 (0.94 – 1.00)

Age

0.99 (0.97 – 1.00)

Transfer Supervision and Service

Medical supervision

0.99 (0.97 – 1.00)

Transfer service

0.95 (0.91 – 0.99)

Reason and Urgency of Transfer

Emergent/urgent/non-urgent

1.00 (1.00 – 1.00)

Transfer status

1.00 (1.00 – 1.00)

Primary reason

0.98 (0.95 – 1.00)