In the last decades, several clinical scores have been developed and currently used to improve the diagnosis and risk management of patients with suspected acute appendicitis (AA). However, some of them exhibited different values of sensitivity and specificity. We conducted a systematic review and metanalysis of epidemiological studies, which compared RIPASA and Alvarado scores for the diagnosis of AA.
Comparison of RIPASA and ALVARADO scores for risk assessment of acute appendicitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Favara, Giuliana;Maugeri, Andrea;Barchitta, Martina;Basile, Guido;Agodi, Antonella
2022-01-01
Abstract
In the last decades, several clinical scores have been developed and currently used to improve the diagnosis and risk management of patients with suspected acute appendicitis (AA). However, some of them exhibited different values of sensitivity and specificity. We conducted a systematic review and metanalysis of epidemiological studies, which compared RIPASA and Alvarado scores for the diagnosis of AA.File in questo prodotto:
| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
RIPASA and ALVARADO scores.pdf
accesso aperto
Tipologia:
Versione Editoriale (PDF)
Dimensione
1.16 MB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
1.16 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizza/Apri |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
