Diagnostic Accuracy Rates of Appendicitis Scoring Systems for the Stratified Age Groups

Background. Many scoring systems have been developed for acute appendicitis, which is the most common emergent disorder in surgical practice. Considering the physiological changes and chronic diseases occurring with advancing age, an applied scoring system may not produce the same score in similar p...

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Main Authors: Emre Gonullu, Zulfu Bayhan, Recayi Capoglu, Barış Mantoglu, Burak Kamburoglu, Tarık Harmantepe, Fatih Altıntoprak, Unal Erkorkmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2022-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/2505977