Dyspnea: perfusion index and triage status
An erratum to this article was published (J Clin Monit Comput, Aug 2023 ↗)
Performance · Admission PI cut-off 0.9 for triage statusResult — go to the resultOdds ratio (red triage) 13.63 95% CI 5.99–31.01Authors' conclusion
The perfusion index can help to determine the triage classification in emergency departments for dyspnea.
Study context
- Population
- Adults presenting to the ED with dyspnea
- Comparison
- PI vs oxygen saturation for ED triage classification
- Outcome
- Relationship between PI and emergency triage classification
Performance
Admission PI cut-off 0.9 for triage status · admission
Odds ratio (red triage)
13.63
95% CI 5.99–31.01
By group
PI
- Sensitivity
- 79.25%
- Specificity
- 78.12%
- PPV
- 66.7
- NPV
- 87.2
PI
Sensitivity79.25%
Specificity78.12%
PPV66.7
NPV87.2
PI vs oxygen saturation for ED triage classification
OR (red triage) 13.63 (95% CI 5.99–31.01)
As reported in the abstract
Further findings
Admission PI cut-off for discharge (ROC analysis)
- Admission PI ≥1.1 most appropriate point for discharge
Original publication
Dyspnea: perfusion index and triage status. J Clin Monit Comput. Published 1 April 2023. doi:10.
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