Acute appendicitis: Diagnostic accuracy of Alvarado scoring system

Acute appendicitis: Diagnostic accuracy of Alvarado scoring system

Objective: To evaluate the usefulness of the Alvarado scoring system in reducing the percentage of negative appendectomy in our unit. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, comprising 110 patients, admitted to Surgical Unit I, Civil Hospital, Karachi, in 2011 with a preliminar...

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Main Authors: Zahid Ali Memon, Saboohi Irfan, Kanwal Fatima, Mir Saud Iqbal, Waqas Sami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Alvarado scoring
appendectomy
appendicitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595841300033X

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