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ScoresNote: This rule has a 96% sensitivity and 62% specificity for serious outcome. Negative predictive value: 99.2%; positive predictive value 24.8%.
Serious Outcome in this study is defined as "death, myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, pulmonary embolism, stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, significant hemorrhage, or any condition causing a return ED visit and hospitalization for a related event."