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Table 8 Diagnostic accuracy of U/S compared to EMG in detecting CIM

From: The use of muscle ultrasound to detect critical illness myopathy in patients with sepsis: an observational cohort study

Diagnostic measures

1st evaluation

2nd evaluation

Value

95% CI

Value

95% CI

Sensitivity

100%

85.75% to 100%

100%

90.75% to 100%

Specificity

75%

47.62% to 92.73%

0

0% to 84.19%

AUC

0.88

0.73 to 0.96

0.5

0.34 to 0.66

Positive likelihood ratio

4

1.71 to 9.35

1

1 to 1

Negative likelihood ratio

0

   

Disease prevalence

60%

43.33% to 75.14%

95%

83.08% to 99.39%

Positive predictive value

85.71%

67.33% to 95.97%

95%

83.08% to 99.39%

Negative predictive value

100%

73.54% to 100%

  
  1. CI confidence interval, AUC area under the curve