The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: a systematic review
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The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: a systematic review
BACKGROUND The Alvarado score can be used to stratify patients with symptoms of suspected appendicitis; the validity of the score in certain patient groups and at different cut points is still unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the discrimination (diagnostic accuracy) and calibration performance of the Alvarado score. METHODS A systematic search of validation studies in Medline, Emb...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-139