Table 5 Diagnostic scores of the accuracy of the Surprise Question across specialties
Studies | Estimates | PPV | NPV | Sensitivity | Specificity | c-statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) | (n) | Mean (SD), Range | Mean (SD), Range | Mean (SD), Range | Mean (SD), Range | Mean (SD), Range | |
Oncology | 6 | 11,047 | 49.3 (13.5), 30.3–69 | 92.3 (4.9), 83.8–97.4 | 77.1 (13.7), 58.3–95.6 | 73.5 (20.5), 37–89.7 | 0.753 (0.052), 0.663–0.822 |
Renal | 8 | 5327 | 38.5 (14.4), 24.8–63.8 | 90.2 (3.8), 83.1–95 | 60.6 (16.2), 37.9–83.3 | 77.2 (10.4), 57.6–90.8 | 0.689 (0.049), 0.631–0.78 |
Other | 10 | 9344 | 46.4 (24.5), 13.9–78.6 | 85.5 (13.3), 61.3– 99 | 62.8 (25.5), 11.6–93.3 | 71.4 (26.7), 13.8–98.2 | 0.671 (0.114), 0.512–0.822 |