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Table 6 Kappa for Intensivist Documentation of Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment

From: Documentation of best interest by intensivists: a retrospective study in an Ontario critical care unit

Variable

Cohen's Kappa (simple)

Agreement

Cohen's Kappa for clearly legible communications

Agreement for clearly legible communications

Survival Estimate

0.57

73.5%

0.84 (n = 158)

93.7%

Diagnosis

0.45

70.0%

0.57 (n = 227)

79.7%

Life support Strategies

0.35

74.6%

0.44 (n = 238)

81.5%

Future Life Support

0.48

73.1%

0.61 (n = 233)

81.5%

Family Questions

0.84

96.2%

0.87 (n = 258)

96.9%