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Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of ICD-10-CA with adjudicated ED diagnosis as reference standard

From: Moderate sensitivity and high specificity of emergency department administrative data for transient ischemic attacks

Diagnosis

Coding algorithm

n (%)

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

TIA

Prevalence 163 (39.1%)

Main position

79 (18.9%)

36.8

[29.4, 44.7]

92.5

[88.6, 95.4]

76.0

[65.0, 84.9]

69.5

[64.3, 74.4]

Any position

99 (23.7%)

42.3

[34.6, 50.3]

88.2

[83.6, 91.9]

69.7

[59.7, 78.5]

70.4

[65.1, 75.4]

Main position +/− Q

122 (29.3%)

53.4

[45.4, 61.2]

86.2

[81.4, 90.2]

71.3

[62.4, 79.1]

74.2

[68.9, 79.1]

Any position +/− Q

151 (36.2%)

63.8

[55.9, 71.2]

81.5

[76.2, 86.1]

68.9

[60.8, 76.2]

77.8

[72.3, 82.7]

Cerebral ischemia

Prevalence 318 (76.3%)

Main position

202 (48.4%)

60.0

[54.5, 65.5]

88.9

[81.0, 94.3]

94.6

[90.5, 97.3]

40.9

[34.3, 47.8]

Any position

236 (56.6%)

67.3

[61.8, 72.4]

77.8

[68.3, 85.5]

90.7

[86.2, 94.1]

42.5

[35.2, 50.1]