Alvarado score in diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Dr.P.Venkateshwar; Dr.B.Ramesh

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2015

Alvarado score in diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Dr. P. Venkateshwar, Dr. B. Ramesh

Abstract :

Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute surgical abdomen. Appendectomy is the most commonly done emergency surgery. Acute appendicitis poses a clinical challenge especially in developing countries where advanced radiological investigations do not appear cost effective and so clinical parameters remain the main stay of diagnosis. This is a clinical study to correlate the Alvarado score in diagnosing preoperatively acute appendicitis with post operative histopathological reports. Alvarado score improves diagnostic accuracy and consequently reduce negative exploration. Alvarado score is practical, reliable and easy score. It can be helpful in safe and accurate decision making in patient with appendicitis. The results showed that Alvarado score is more sensitive in diagnosing acute appendicitis in compå with histopathology