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Table 4 Prediction of simple weaning

From: Diaphragm thickening fraction to predict weaning—a prospective exploratory study

Diaphragm parameter

Cutoff

ROC of AUC (95% CI)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

p value

DTf, % NPT

 2

≥ 25.5

0.91 (0.84–0.99)

97

81

< 0.001

 4

≥ 26.5

0.93 (0.87–0.99)

87

75

< 0.001

 6

≥ 25.5

0.91 (0.84–0.99)

90

88

< 0.001

 T-piece

≥ 24.5

0.90 (0.82–0.97)

87

75

< 0.001

AMP, inspiration, cm

 2

≥ 1.21

0.87 (0.78–0.96)

87

75

< 0.001

 4

≥ 1.27

0.81 (0.71–0.92)

81

81

< 0.001

 6

≥ 1.24

0.77 (0.66–0.88)

84

59

< 0.001

 T-piece

≥ 1.20

0.76 (0.65–0.88)

72

55

< 0.001

SPcont, cm/s

 2

≥ 1.24

0.94 (0.88–0.99)

84

91

< 0.001

 4

≥ 1.27

0.94 (0.89–0.99)

93

78

< 0.001

 6

≥ 1.24

0.89 (0.81–0.96)

78

71

< 0.001

 T-piece

≥ 1.23

0.86 (0.77–0.94)

87

68

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: ROC receiver operative characteristics, AUC area under curve, CI confidence interval, DTf diaphragm thickening fraction, AMP amplitude of diaphragm, SPcont speed of contraction of diaphragm