Volume : X, Issue : II, February - 2020

Role of Alvaradoscore in diagnosing Acute Appendicitis a hospital based study

Dr. G. Kamalin Viji, Dr. S. Nambirajan

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Introduction: Diagnosis of appendicitis is usually easy but still there is difficulty in diagnosing acute appendicitis mainly because of the challenge we face while diagnosing acute appendicitis on clinical grounds. The Alvarado scoring system in patients with pre– operative clinical diagnosis of appendicitis has been useful in the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis as demonstrated by various studies and was helpful in reducing the incidence of negative appendicectomies without increasing the morbidity and mortality Aims: To study the effectiveness of Alvarado score in diagnosing Acute Appendicitis and its correlation with histopathological examination. A prospective study was carried out from september 2016 to June 2018 in the Department of General surgery, Tirunelveli medical college hospital Results: Out of 100 patients studied the number of patients were highest in the age group 13 – 20 years [57%] followed by 21–30 years [27%]. Out of 69 patients operated, Ultrasonogram findings showed Acute appendicitis in 32 patients, Alvarado score was in favour of acute appendicitis even though Ultrasonogram was normal in some patients. This study also shows that application of Alvarado scoring system in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis can provide a high degree of positive predictive value and thus diagnostic accuracy

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ROLE OF ALVARADOSCORE IN DIAGNOSING ACUTE APPENDICITIS A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY, Dr. G.Kamalin Viji, Dr.S.Nambirajan INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-2 | February-2020

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