Research Article

Validation of a Prediction Model for Intraoperative Hypothermia in Patients Receiving General Anesthesia

Table 3

Accuracy of risk score cutoffs for predicting intraoperative hypothermia in all 227 participants undergoing general anesthesia.

Variable (95% CI)Risk score cutoff
7090

Sensitivity (%)85.9 (79.0–92.7)42.4 (32.7–52.2)
Specificity (%)36.7 (28.4–45.1)80.5 (73.6–87.3)
LR+1.36 (1.16–1.58)2.17 (1.43–3.31)
LR-0.39 (0.23–0.66)0.72 (0.59–0.86)
PPV (%)51.2 (43.6–58.8)62.7 (51.1–74.3)
NPV (%)77.0 (66.5–87.6)64.4 (57.0–71.8)

CI, confidence interval; LR-, negative likelihood ratio; LR+, positive likelihood ratio; NPV, negative predictive value; PPV, positive predictive value.