Evaluation of Modified Alvarado Score in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Acute abdominal pain is a common complaint among emergency department patients. Methods: A 50 consecutive patients suspected of acute appendicitis who were admitted in department of surgery, RVRS medical college Bhilwara . They were prospectively evaluated using the modified Alvarado scoring (MAS) to determine whether or not they had acute appendicitis. Result: In present study, out of total 50 patients 39% were have MAS score 7-9, 10% were have 5-6 and 1% have MAS score 1-4. Conclusion: The study shows that use of MAS score in patients suspected to have acute appendicitis provides a high degree of diagnostic accuracy.
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Man singh Bairwa
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