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Pooled LRs for BNP in emergency department settings |
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| BNP cutoff (pg/ml) |
Number of studies/number of patients with information on this cutoff |
Positive LR |
Negative LR |
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| 50–80 |
4/2109 |
2.4 |
.08 |
| 100–105 |
7/2989 |
3.4‡ |
.14‡ |
| 150–199 |
8/2944 |
3.8 |
.16 |
| 200–299 |
6/1268 |
4.6 |
.16 |
| 300–400 |
3/596 |
7.6‡ |
.17‡ |
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‡LR from random effects model | |||
Korenstein et al. BMC Emergency Medicine 2007 7:6 doi:10.1186/1471-227X-7-6 |
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