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Table 2 The performance of the MBC triage system in the study

From: Introduction of a mass burn casualty triage system in a hospital during a powder explosion disaster: a retrospective cohort study

 

ICU admission (%), 95%CI

ET Intubation (%), 95%CI

CVC (%), 95%CI

Escharotomy (%), 95%CI

Triage category I

 Sensitivity

42.4 (27.2–59.2)

76.5 (52.7–90.4)

45.5 (26.9–65.3)

54.6 (34.7–73.1)

 Specificity

100.0 (79.6–100.0)

96.8 (83.8–99.4)

84.6 (66.5–93.3)

92.3 (75.9–97.9)

Triage category II

 Sensitivity

51.5 (35.2–67.5)

17.7 (6.2–41.0)

50.0 (30.7–69.3)

40.9 (23.3–61.3)

 Specificity

86.7 (62.1–96.3)

48.4 (32.0–65.2)

69.2 (50.0–83.5)

61.5 (42.5–77.6)

Triage category III

 Sensitivity

6.1 (1.7–19.6)

5.9 (1.1–27.0)

4.6 (8.0–21.8)

4.6 (8–21.8)

 Specificity

13.3 (3.7–37.9)

54.8 (37.8–70.8)

46.2 (28.8–64.5)

46.2 (28.8–64.5)

Triage category MBC*

 Sensitivity

93.9 (80.4–98.3)

94.1 (73.0–99.0)

95.5 (78.2–99.2)

95.5 (78.2–99.2)

 Specificity

86.7 (62.1–96.3)

45.2 (29.2–62.2)

53.9 (35.5–71.2)

53.9 (35.5–71.2)

  1. Abbreviations: MBC mass burn casualty, ICU intensive care unit, CI confidence interval, ET endotracheal tube, CVC central venous catheterization
  2. *Triage category MBC indicates the triage categories I and II vs III in predicting ICU admission and interventions