TY - JOUR
T1 - On the Use of Accuracy in Optimized Delta Check Rules for Detecting Misidentified Specimens in Children
T2 - The Authors’ Reply
AU - Tan, Rui Zhen
AU - Markus, Corey
AU - Choy, Kay Weng
AU - Doery, James C.G.
AU - Loh, Tze Ping
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - We thank Drs Baskin and Naugler for their insights and commentary on our article.1 We noted that alternative terms have been used in place of diagnostic accuracy, including diagnostic efficiency and diagnostic effectiveness. In clinical literature, the preferred term is diagnostic accuracy, as described in the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard/). Furthermore, when used as a search term in PubMed, diagnostic accuracy produced 42,680 hits in comparison to 2,130 hits for diagnostic efficiency; in Google Scholar, this was 1,670,000 vs 29,300. In our article, we have carefully defined the term accuracy, including the mathematical formula. We did not make any reference to analytical performance of the tests (bias or trueness). The probability of readers confusing these terms is low. Finally, we wish to highlight that diagnostic efficiency has been used in the context of inappropriate laboratory test utilization.
AB - We thank Drs Baskin and Naugler for their insights and commentary on our article.1 We noted that alternative terms have been used in place of diagnostic accuracy, including diagnostic efficiency and diagnostic effectiveness. In clinical literature, the preferred term is diagnostic accuracy, as described in the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard/). Furthermore, when used as a search term in PubMed, diagnostic accuracy produced 42,680 hits in comparison to 2,130 hits for diagnostic efficiency; in Google Scholar, this was 1,670,000 vs 29,300. In our article, we have carefully defined the term accuracy, including the mathematical formula. We did not make any reference to analytical performance of the tests (bias or trueness). The probability of readers confusing these terms is low. Finally, we wish to highlight that diagnostic efficiency has been used in the context of inappropriate laboratory test utilization.
KW - clinical literature
KW - diagnostic accuracy
KW - diagnostic efficiency
KW - diagnostic effectiveness
KW - Delta Check Rules
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85093695763&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/AJCP/AQAA063
DO - 10.1093/AJCP/AQAA063
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:85093695763
SN - 0002-9173
VL - 154
SP - 573
EP - 574
JO - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
JF - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
IS - 4
ER -