Developing and validating of Ramathibodi Appendicitis Score (RAMA-AS) for diagnosis of appendicitis in suspected appendicitis patients

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Wilasrusmee, Chumpon ^a   Siribumrungwong, Boonying ^b   Phuwapraisirisan, Samart ^c   Poprom, Napaphat ^a   Woratanarat, Patarawan ^a   Lertsithichai, Panuwat ^a   Attia, John ^d   Thakkinstian, Ammarin ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Phukhieo Hospital   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicitis score; Calibration; Derive phase; Discrimination; Validation phase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROC CURVE;

EID: 85033564847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17497922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13017-017-0160-3     Document Type: Article

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