BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical emergency encountered worldwide. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of Tzanakis score and Alvarado score in diagnosing acute appendicitis. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of Tzanakis scoring system with Alvarado scoring system in diagnosing AA. METHODS This was a retrospective and nonrandom...

background:   acute appendicitis is the most common emergency operation in the world. considering negative appendectomy, it is necessary to use accurate diagnostic methods to lower the rate. this study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of abdominal sonography in comparison to clinical alvarado criteria in patients with suspected appendicitis. methods:   370 patients with suspected appen...

BACKGROUND Appendicitis is a common disease requiring surgery. Bedside ultrasound (BUS) is a core technique for emergency medicine (EM). The Alvarado score is a well-studied diagnostic tool for appendicitis. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between patients' symptoms, Alvarado score and ultrasound (US) findings, as performed by emergency physicians (EPs) and radiologists, of pat...

Background: Appendicitis is a much studied about topic since the early years. Even with advances in imaging techniques, appendicitis still relies upon clinical examination as main resort of diagnosis. To aid this, several scoring systems have been developed taking into account various symptoms, signs and some basic laboratory investigations. Many studies done worldwide to check sensitivity spec...

Background And Objectives – to assess accuracy of modified Alvarado score along with aid of ultrasonography in the pre-operative diagnosis of acute appendicitis to decrease the negative appendicectomy rate. Methods-A consecutive series of 100 patients who came to emergency opd with provisional dia gnosis of acute appendicitis was evaluated with modified Alvarado score and subjected to ultrasono...

INTRODUCTION By processing the data of a large number of patients with abdominal pain, diagnostic scores whose implementation attempts to facilitate acute appendicitis diagnostics were developed. Modified Alvarado score, Ohmann score and Eskelinen score are used as assistance when setting the diagnosis and making a decision to undertake surgery. AIM To assess accuracy of Alvarado score, Ohman...

INTRODUCTION The negative appendicectomy rate (NAR) is a quality metric in the management of appendicitis. While computed tomography (CT) has been associated with a low NAR, Alvarado scoring produces an acceptable NAR. The definition of negative appendicectomy may affect the NAR. This study examined the impact of CT, Alvarado score and definition on the NAR. METHODS The charts of 1,306 emerg...

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...

INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency requiring emergency surgery. However, the diagnosis is often challenging and the decision to operate, observe or further work-up a patient is often unclear. The utility of clinical scoring systems (namely the Alvarado score), laboratory markers, and the development of novel markers in the diagnosis of appendicitis remains co...