A simplified appendicitis score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-235

  Goh, P L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Early diagnosis; Roc curve

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ANOREXIA; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERRED PAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMPLIFIED APPENDICITIS SCORE; VOMITING;

EID: 77956415460     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490791001700305     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Ramirez JM, Deus J. Practical score to aid decision making in doubtful cases of appendicitis. Br J Surg 1994;81(5):680-3. (Pubitemid 24192092)
2. Eskelinen M, Ikonen J, Lipponen P. Sex-specific diagnostic scores for acute appendicitis. Scand J Gastroenterol 1994;29(1):59-66. (Pubitemid 24027423)
3. Fenyo G, Lindberg G, Blind P, Enochsson L, Oberg A. Diagnostic decision support in suspected acute appendicitis: validation of a simplified scoring system. Eur J Surg 1997;163(11):831-8. (Pubitemid 27485958)
4. Ohmann C, Franke C, Yang Q. Clinical benefit of a diagnostic score for appendicitis: results of a prospective interventional study. German Study Group of Acute Abdominal Pain. Arch Surg 1999;134(9):993-6. (Pubitemid 29428912)
5. Flint A. Symptomatology. In: Flint A, editor. A treatise on the principles and practice of medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Henry C. Lea;1868:p.108.
6. Maedel LB, Doig K. Examination of the peripheral blood smear and correlation with the complete blood count. In: Rodak BF, Fritsma GA, Doig K, editors. Hematology: clinical principles and applications. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier;2007:p.187.
7. Bain BJ. Normal ranges. In: Bain BJ, editor. Blood cells: a practical guide. 3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers; 2002:p.180.
8. Steinvil A, Berliner S, Herishanu Y, Paran Y, Justo D, Cohen M, et al. Range and determinants of white blood cell count in a large survey of Israelis without inflammation. Isr Med Assoc J 2009;11(6):363-6.
9. Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med 1986;15(5):557-64. (Pubitemid 16052109)
10. Kalan M, Talbot D, Cunliffe WJ, Rich AJ. Evaluation of the modified Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a prospective study. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1994;76(6):418-9.
11. Chan MY, Teo BS, Ng BL. The Alvarado score and acute appendicitis. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2001;30(5):510-2.
12. Bhattacharjee PK, Chowdhury T, Roy D. Prospective evaluation of modified Alvarado score for diagnosis of acute appendicitis. J Indian Med Assoc 2002;100(5): 310-1, 314.
13. Chan MY, Tan C, Chiu MT, Ng YY. Alvarado score: an admission criterion in patients with right iliac fossa pain. Surgeon 2003;1(1):39-41.
14. Al-Hashemy AM, Seleem MI. Appraisal of the modified Alvarado score for acute appendicitis in adults. Saudi Med J 2004;25(9):1229-31.
15. Ohmann C, Yang Q, Franke C. Diagnostic scores for acute appendicitis. Abdominal Pain Study Group. Eur J Surg 1995;161(4):273-81.
16. Liu JL, Wyatt JC, Deeks JJ, Clamp S, Keen J, Verde P, et al. Systematic reviews of clinical decision tools for acute abdominal pain. Health Technol Assess 2006;10 (47):1-167.