Research Article
Association between Elevated Serum Tau Protein Level and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy in Patients with Severe Sepsis
Table 2
Relative performance of serum tau protein, SOFA score, or a combination of both in predicting SAE in patients with severe sepsis.
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AUC, area under the curve; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; LR, likelihood ratio; CI, confidence interval; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment. The diagnostic cutoff values for serum tau protein and SOFA score were 71.96 pg/mL and 6, respectively. |