Evaluation of Modified Alvarado Score in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis at M.G Hospital Bhilwara Rajasthan
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background-The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is essentially clinical; however a decision to operate based on clinical suspicion alone can lead to removal of a normal appendix in 15-30% cases. Methods- A 50 consecutive patients suspected of acute appendicitis who were admitted in department of surgery, M.G.Hospital, Bhilwara, Rajasthan. 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 38(76%) were have MAS score 7-9, 22% were have 5-6 and 2% have MAS score 1-4. Conclusion-MAS score in patients suspected to have acute appendicitis provides a high degree of diagnostic accuracy.
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Anand Agarwal
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