Evaluation of Modified Alvarado Score in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis at Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Rajasthan
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 8
Abstract
Background- Acute abdominal pain is a common complaint among emergency department patients. Methods- A 100 consecutive patients suspected of acute appendicitis who were admitted in department of surgery, Sardar patel medical college & AGH, Bikaner, 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 100 patients 78(78%) were have MAS score 7-9, 20% were have 5-6 and 2% have MAS score 1-4. Conclusion- The study shows that use of MASS in patients suspected to have acute appendicitis provides a high degree of diagnostic accuracy.
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Samay Singh
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