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Patent Ductus Arteriosus: Sensitivity and Specificity

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Population / CalculatorPrevalence Comments / Study / Link
Infants born < 26 weeks who survive to discharge 65% Pediatrics. 2000 Oct;106(4):659-71. PMID: 11015506
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**Note that calculating probabilities from more than one finding is inherently inaccurate because findings are not independent. (For example, using two positive findings that share a common pathogenesis is likely to overestimate the true probability.)
Specific Findings
FindingResult SensitivitySpecificity
[ + ] Murmur + 0 - 42%87%

 

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