18 July 2021>: Clinical Research
Interobserver Agreement in Semi-Quantitative Scale-Based Interpretation of Chest Radiographs in COVID-19 Patients
Bartosz Mruk 12ABCDEF* , Jerzy Walecki 12ACD , Piotr Gustaw Wasilewski 2BCF , Łukasz Paluch 1CD , Katarzyna Sklinda 12ABDFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.931277
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e931277
Table 3 Analysis of the interobserver agreement of RALE assessments of radiographs. The table presents the weighted κ values for the overall population as well as for individual exam types (PA vs AP) and the patient’s clinical condition as expressed using MEWS: Group A (MEWS 0–1), Group B (MEWS 2–3), and Group C (MEWS ≥4).
SARI | |||||||
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Exam type | Modified Early Warning Score | Total | |||||
AP X-ray | PA X-ray | 0–1 | 2–3 | ≥4 | |||
κ | 0.796 | 0.825 | 0.840 | 0.799 | 0.807 | 0.818 | |
95% CI | UL | 0.812 | 0.841 | 0.846 | 0.822 | 0.849 | 0.844 |
LL | 0.778 | 0.783 | 0.833 | 0.758 | 0.765 | 0.793 |