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Table 3 Discrimination for total EWS score for outcome values severe complication and in-hospital mortality

From: Performance of the early warning system score in predicting postoperative complications in older versus younger patients

 

Age <70

 

Age ≥ 70

 
 

Area Under the Receiving Operating Curve (95% CI)

Missing (N)

Area Under the Receiving Operating Curve (95% CI)

 Missing (N)

Severe complication (CD ≥ III)

 Postoperative day 1

0.68 (0.65 – 0.72)

0

0.65 (0.59 – 0.70)

 0

 Postoperative day 3

0.65 (0.61 – 0.70)

132

0.63 (0.57 – 0.69)

 96

In-hospital mortality

 Postoperative day 1

0.83 (0.69 – 0.96)

0

0.80 (0.66 – 0.95)

 0

 Postoperative day 3

0.95 (0.92 – 0.99)

132

0.76 (0.57 – 0.95)

 96

  1. Abbreviations: CI Confidence interval, CD Clavien-Dindo