Comparison of RIPASA and Alvarado scores for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 340-345

  Chong, C F ^a   Thien, A ^a   Mackie, A J A ^a   Tin, A S ^a   Tripathi, S ^a   Ahmad, M A ^a   Tan, L T ^a   Ang, S H ^b   Telisinghe, P U ^a  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine ^*  (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendicectomy; Diagnostic technique; Surgical; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ALVARADO SCORE; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RIPASA SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ASIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79959833818     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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