Evaluation of the Alvarado score in acute abdominal pain
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Evaluation of the Alvarado score in acute abdominal pain.
BACKGROUND The Alvarado score is utilized to determine the likelihood of appendicitis based on clinical signs, symptoms, and laboratory results. The goal of this study was to determine whether Alvarado scores can be used to aid in the accurate diagnosis of appendicitis. METHODS Alvarado score evaluations were performed on 300 patients that were referred to or presented to the emergency room w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1306-696X,1307-7945
DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2014.69639