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Table 12: Clinical Performance Results (Pediatric Patients)
*155 of the 415 abnormal rhythm records were SVT (39 patients).
1. Arrhythmia Performance is reported according to the article, RE Kerber, LB Becker, JD Bourland,
RO Cummins, AP Hallstrom, MB Michos, G Nichol, JP Ornato, WH Thies, RD White, BD
Zuckerman, “Automated External Defibrillators for Public Access Defibrillation:
Recommendations for Specifying and Reporting Arrhythmia Analysis Algorithm Performance,
Incorporation New Waveforms, and Enhancing Safety”, Circulation 1997, Vol 95, No 6, 1677-1681
References:
Young KD, Lewis RJ: “What is confidence? Part 2: Detailed definition and determination of
confidence intervals”. Annals of Emergency Medicine, September 1997; 30; 311-218
“CRC Standard Mathematical Tables 28
th
Edition”, William H. Beyer, Ph.D., CRC Press, Inc, Boca
Raton, FL., 1981, Percentage Points, F-Distribution Table, pg 573.
Rhythms Sample
Size
(9 second
records) Performance
Goals Observed
Performance 90%
One-sided Lower
Confidence Limit
Shockable (23 Patients)
Coarse VF (1)
Rapid VT (2)
42
51
>90% sensitivity
>75% sensitivity
100% (42/42)
92.2% (47/51)
93.1%
82.9%
Non-shockable (121 Patients)
NSR (3)
AF, SB, SVT*, Heart block,
idioventricular, PVCs (4)
Asystole (5)
229
415
14
>99% specificity
>95% specificity
>95% specificity
100% (229/229)
100% (415/415)
100% (14/14)
98.7%
99.3%
80.7%
Intermediate (15 Patients)
Fine VF (6)
Other VT (7)
0
22
Report only
Report only
NA
77.3% (17/22)
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58.0%