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Alvarado scoring system in prediction of acute appendicitis.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of Alvarado score for the prediction of acute appendicitis. STUDY DESIGN Analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY This study was carried out in the Department of Surgery, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, during the period from January 15, 2009 to July 15, 2010. METHODOLOGY The study included all adult patients of ...
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of the Alvarado scoring system in reducing the percentage of negative appendectomy in our unit. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted, comprising 110 patients, admitted to Surgical Unit I, Civil Hospital, Karachi, in 2011 with a preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Patients of both sexes and all age groups except younger than ...
متن کاملApplication of alvarado scoring system in diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
BACKGROUND In conditions like acute appendicitis it is impractical to have definitive diagnosis by gold standard test (histopathology) before surgery, we would like a simple test like Alvarado scoring system which depends on the presence and absence of certain variables and which provides an accurate guide to whether or not the patient has the condition. This study was conducted to evaluate Alv...
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207 Correspondence to: Sang Jeon Lee, Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University, College of Medicine, 410, Sungbong-ro, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju 361-763, Korea. Tel: 043-269-6360, Fax: 043266-6037, E-mail: [email protected] Received March 10, 2010, Accepted June 16, 2010 This work was supported by the research grant of the Chungbuk National University in 2008. Diagnosis of Acute Appen...
متن کاملEvaluation of Validity of Alvarado Scoring System for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Objective: Appendicitis is part of the differential of an acute abdomen and can be difficult diagnosis to make. A number of clinical scores have been developed attempting to decrease the falsepositive rates of appendectomies. In this study we evaluated validity of Alvarado score in patients with suspected appendicitis and compared its performance between men and women. Methodology: From May 200...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Professional Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1024-8919,2071-7733
DOI: 10.29309/tpmj/18.4611