The Alvarado score in acute appendicitis: A 3-year audit to evaluate the usefulness in predicting negative appendicectomies in ≤16 s at QHBFT
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the Alvarado score in reducing the rate of negative appendicectomy at Queen’s Hospital, a small district general hospital in England. Methodology The retrospective, analytical study included all children who were ≤16 years old with a preliminary diagnosis of acute appendicitis undergoing appendicectomy subsequently. Children with other causes […]
