A study of Alvarado score and its correlation with acute appendicitis
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The Alvarado score and acute appendicitis.
INTRODUCTION This is a retrospective study to assess the accuracy of the Alvarado score in predicting appendicitis for patients with right iliac fossa pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of consecutive patients with suspected appendicitis. The Alvarado score was computed from the admission notes and correlated with the final outcome of the patient. Patients discharged wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Surgery Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2349-3305
DOI: 10.18203/2349-2902.isj20163392