Evaluation of the modified Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a prospective study. |
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| Authors: | M. Kalan D. Talbot W. J. Cunliffe A. J. Rich |
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| Affiliation: | Sunderland District General Hospital. |
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| Abstract: | The Alvarado score was assessed as to its accuracy in the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. A series of 49 consecutive patients was studied prospectively over a period of 9 months in two hospitals (Gateshead and Sunderland). The presence of a high score was found to be an easy and satisfactory aid to early diagnosis of appendicitis in children and men. However, the false-positive rate for appendicitis in women was unacceptably high. |
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