External Validation of 3 Prediction Models for Mortality in Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Retrospective Multicenter Study by Chun‐Hsiang Huang, Edward Pei‐Chuan Huang, Cheng‐Yi Fan, Yi‐Chien Kuo, Chien‐Tai Huang, Ching‐Yu Chen, Chi‐Hsin Chen, Yi‐Ju Ho, Chun‐Ju Lien, Yun‐Chang Chen, Sih‐Shiang Huang, Tzu‐Hsueh Wang, Wen‐Chu Chiang, Wei‐Tien Chang, Chien‐Hua Huang, Chih‐Wei Sung

“…The positive predictive value threshold was set at 0.85 to minimize false‐positive predictions. …”
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Amplification of specific chromosomal regions assessed by fluorescent in situ hybridization on Pap smears to be added as screening tool for identifying women at risk of progressing... by Pavani Upendram, Shubhi Sahni, Khaliq Mohiuddin, Subhadra Poornima, Bhanumathy Gourishankar, Kiran Kumar Vattam, Pavani Boddala, E Jayashankar, Shakera Mohiuddin, Vasundhara Kamineni, Vasavi Mohan, Jane Houldsworth, Qurratulain Hasan

“…The screening methods had 88%–96% negative predictive value, while positive predictive value was low (20%) for visual inspection using acetic acid, 47% for fluorescent in situ hybridization, 56% for high-risk human papilloma virus, and 73% for combined high-risk human papilloma virus and fluorescent in situ hybridization. …”
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Clinical usefulness of anti-α3Gal immunoglobulin E assays for cetuximab-mediated anaphylaxis in head and neck cancer by Y. Pointreau, C. Freneaux, T. Bejan-Angoulvant, D. Ternant, G. Calais, H. Watier

“…This resulted in a sensitivity and negative predictive value of 100% for both assays, with a specificity of 91.9% and 94.6%, respectively, and a positive predictive value of 57.1% and 66.6% for the 70BP and bTG assays, respectively. …”
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Defective verbs in Portuguese: a morphomic approach by O’Neill Paul

“…Morphomes are extremely informative since they exhibit systematic patterns of form that have a high predictive value within the morphological system. Within such a broader conception of meaning, morphomes have essentially the same predictive value as ‘meaning-driven’ patterns. …”
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Inability to Walk Predicts Death among Adult Patients in Hospitals in Malawi by Raphael Kazidule Kayambankadzanja, Carl Otto Schell, Grace Nsanjama, Isaac Mbingwani, Samson Kwazizira Mndolo, Jamie Rylance, Tim Baker

“…Inability to walk had a sensitivity for death of 81.4%, specificity of 63.0%, positive predictive value (PPV) of 15.8%, and negative predictive value (NPV) of 97.5%. …”
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Preoperative FLAIR images for identifying glioblastoma boundaries by Bayan Shukir, Laszlo Szivos, Pal Barzo, David Kis

“…To validate the reliability of our method, predictive values were defined. The group average positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 50% and 96%, respectively. …”
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Prognostic value of frailty across age groups in emergency department patients aged 65 and above by Yunhyung Choi, Ho Sub Chung, Ji Yeon Lim, Keon Kim, Yoon Hee Choi, Dong Hoon Lee, Sung Jin Bae

“…Abstract Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is widely utilized for risk stratification in emergency departments (EDs); however, its predictive value across various age groups remains unclear. …”
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The accuracy and precision of plain CT chest for diagnosis of anaemia by Mahnoor Hafeez, Amjad Sattar, Nasreen Naz

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic accuracy of chest computed tomography for quantitative diagnosis of anaemia were 48.6%, 76.5%, 76.5%, 50.6% and 60.5% respectively. …”
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Clinical Impact of an AI Decision Support System for Detection of Intracranial Hemorrhage in CT Scans by David Bark, Julia Basu, Dimitrios Toumpanakis, Johan Burwick Nyberg, Tomas Bjerner, Elham Rostami, David Fällmar

“…This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value and clinical impact of a clinically implemented artificial neural network software model. …”
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Combination of oximetry and sleep questionnaires as screening tools for CPAP initiation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by A. Pataka, G. Kalamaras, E. Vlachogianni, P. Argyropoulou

“…Questionnaires alone had limited value as screening tools for CPAP initiation; the combination of oximetry with questionnaires did not improve their predictive value.…”
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Advancing Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Malignant and Benign Cases with Precision and Insight in a Neutrosophic Environment usin... by Nihar Ranjan Panda, R. Rajalakshmi, Surapati Pramanik, Mana Donganont, Prasanta Kumar Raut

“…Four top machine learning algorithms are trained and evaluated with a series of performance measures such as accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), F1-score, etc. …”
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Improving OSA screening efficiency with subjective questionnaires: integrating STOP-Bang, ESS, and Berlin by Riken Chen, Yuan Zhang, Weilong Ye, Zhaojun Chen, Weifeng Liao, Huizhao Liao, Tingting Sun, Huan Li, Junfen Cheng, Wang Liu, Weimin Yao, Yitian Yang

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated for each questionnaire, and the accuracy and predictive value of combining the STOP-Bang, ESS, and Berlin questionnaires for OSA screening were analyzed.ResultsAmong the individual scales, the Berlin questionnaire had the highest area under the curve (AUC), demonstrating the best diagnostic performance and the highest PPV. …”
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Application value of transrectal contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with magnetic resonance imaging in T staging and treatment decision-making for middle and low rectal cancer by ZHAO Ran, ZHAN Weiwei, LI Cheng, TANG Hailang, BO Yulian, LIU Kun

“…Result The combined examination for T1 rectal cancer showed a sensitivity of 87.5%, specificity of 99%, positive predictive value of 99.9%, and negative predictive value of 96.7%. …”
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Validity of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as biomarkers in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a referral hospital, Kenya by Florence Chepyegon Tum, Joseph J.N. Ngeranwa, Geoffrey K. Maiyoh, Frank G. Onyambu

“…The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and area under the curve for PCT were 93.3%, 98.1%, 97.6%, 94.6% and 0.959, whereas for CRP they were 100%, 72.8%, 74.3%, 100%, and 0.953, respectively.Conclusion and Recommendation The CRP test exhibited superior sensitivity, negative predictive value, but lower specificity, making it a more valuable tool for ruling out NS. …”
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Circulating microRNAs as specific biomarkers for breast cancer detection. by Enders K O Ng, Enders K O Ng, Rufina Li, Vivian Y Shin, Hong Chuan Jin, Candy P H Leung, Edmond S K Ma, Roberta Pang, Daniel Chua, Kent-Man Chu, W L Law, Simon Y K Law, Ronnie T P Poon, Ava Kwong

“…In the blind validation, these plasma markers yielded Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve area of 0.931. The positive predictive value was 88% and the negative predictive value was 92%. …”
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Frailty Assessment for Risk prediction in Gynecologic Oncology patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy (FARGO) study protocol: Rationale and design of a multi-centre prospecti... by Julie My Van Nguyen, Danielle Vicus, Liat Hogen, Tiffany Zigras, Guillaume Paré, Michael Chong, Yetiani Roldan Benitez, P J Devereaux, Sandra Ofori, Flavia K Borges, Emily Di Sante, Denise Miletic, Olivia Panus, Jessica Vincent, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, Sofia Nene, Ameen Patel, Maura Marcucci

“…Secondary objectives include comparing the predictive value of the Frailty Phenotype with that of the Clinical Frailty Scale; evaluating the performance of a preoperative frailty assessments on other postoperative complications, chemotherapy tolerance, and 1-year recurrence-free survival; exploring the added predictive value of a dynamic perioperative frailty assessment repeated 28 days after surgery; assessing the acceptability of frailty assessments by physicians and patients; and establishing a biobank to investigate frailty biomarkers.…”
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Performance of scoring systems in selecting short stay medical admissions suitable for assessment in same day emergency care: an analysis of diagnostic accuracy in a UK hospital se... by Elizabeth Sapey, Suzy Gallier, Catherine Atkin, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Elizabeth Wallin

“…The positive predictive value of the Amb score in identifying those discharged within 12 hours was 54.5% (95% CI 53.3% to 55.8%). …”
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The diagnostic value of endometrial cytology in diagnosing endometrial pathology by Nadezhda Hinkova, Kamelia Tsvetanova, Tihomir Totev, Margarita Nikolova, Teodora Semova, Dimitar Dimitrov, Elitsa Petkova

“…We compared the cytological results to evaluate the test validity, including sensitivity, specificity, and negative and positive predictive value in the cases with endometrial carcinoma. …”
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Utility of computerized tomography in clinical staging and surgical decision making in patients with uterine cancer by Andrew Tannous, Alexzandra Adler, Jeanelle Sheeder, Rebecca J. Wolsky, Jill Alldredge

“…Diagnostic accuracy metrics (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value [PPV], negative predictive value [NPV]) were analyzed to assess the predictive value of CT for determining extrauterine disease, lymphadenopathy, and omental involvement. …”
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Endoscopic ultrasound in the pre-therapeutic staging of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: the diagnostic value in defining patients eligible for a neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen by Wilko Staiger, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Philipp Ströbel, Miriam Hahn, Stefan Post, Peter Collet, Georg Kähler, Matthias Schwarzbach

“…The specificity was 75% (n = 9/12). The positive predictive value was86.4%. The negative predictive value was 60%.Conclusions: In this series the sensitivity and specificity of EUS for identification of patients eligible for neoadjuvantchemotherapy seem acceptable. …”
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