Research Article

Abnormal Admission Chest X-Ray and MEWS as ICU Outcome Predictors in a Sub-Saharan Tertiary Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study

Table 3

Chest X-ray and categorical MEWS as predictor of mortality.

Mortality predictor⁢MortalitySensitivitySpecificityPPV (%)NPV (%)
Dead
Alive

Chest X-ray status
 Abnormal3430
 Normal71682.9334.7853.1369.57

MEWS
 <5211
 ≥5373690.2423.4050.6884.62