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Table 4 Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity of case report forms

From: Agreement between patient reported outcomes and clinical reports after radical prostatectomy - a prospective longitudinal study

Assessment

Follow-up (months)

Sensitivity (95% CI)

Specificity (95% CI)

Swelling groin or lower extremities

3

0.05 (0.04; 0.07)

0.99 (0.99; 1.00)

Complications and readmissions*

3

0.23 (0.21; 0.26)

0.95 (0.94; 0.96)

12

0.23 (0.19; 0.26)

0.97 (0.97; 0.98)

24

0.22 (0.17; 0.28)

0.91 (0.90; 0.93)

Reoperations

12

0.27 (0.23; 0.32)

0.99 (0.99; 1.00)

24

0.44 (0.38; 0.50)

0.97 (0.96; 0.98)

Additional (chemo) radiotherapy after surgery or due to local recurrence or metastases

12

0.72 (0.66; 0.77)

0.99 (0.99; 0.99)

24

0.64 (0.58; 0.70)

0.98 (0.97; 0.98)

Local recurrence and metastases

12

0.51 (0.37; 0.65)

0.95 (0.95; 0.96)

24

0.55 (0.40; 0.69)

0.94 (0.93; 0.95)

  1. * Reasons: Pain in surgical wound, lower or upper part of abdomen, bleeding from surgical would, urinary tract or catheter