Decision model for acute appendicitis treatment with decision tree technology-a modification of the alvarado scoring system

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 401-406

  Ting, Hsien Wei ^a,b   Wu, Jing Tang ^c   Chan, Chien Lung ^b   Lin, Shoei Loong ^d   Chen, Min Hsiung ^d  

^a TAIPEI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAOYUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Alvarado scoring system; Decision tree; Medical decision making

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ALVARADO SCORING SYSTEM; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955911547     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70087-3     Document Type: Article

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