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The Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score: A Tool for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis that Outperforms the Alvarado Score
World Journal of Surgery · 2008 · Vol. 32(8) · pp. 1843–1849
Manne Andersson✉(Ryhov Hospital Jönköping)Roland E. Andersson(Ryhov Hospital Jönköping)
Abstract
This simple clinical score can correctly classify the majority of patients with suspected appendicitis, leaving the need for diagnostic imaging or diagnostic laparoscopy to the smaller group of patients with an indeterminate scoring result.
Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementIntraperitoneal and Appendiceal MalignanciesDiverticular Disease and ComplicationsAlvarado scoreMedicineAppendicitisLogistic regressionAcute appendicitisAbdominal painCardiothoracic surgeryAbdominal surgeryInternal medicineRadiology
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Acute DiseaseAdultAppendectomyAppendicitisDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansInflammationMaleProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexChi-Square DistributionLogistic Models
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