To Evaluate the Efficacy of Alvarado Score and Ultrasonography in 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: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2279-0861,2279-0853
DOI: 10.9790/0853-1509111418