Research Journal of Medical Sciences
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A Prospective Study to Compare Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) Score and Alvarado Score for Prediction of Acute Appendicitis
T. Keerthi Deepak, T. Siva Sankar, T. Prabhu and Ajay A. Guttedar
Page: 73-77 | Received 11 Jun 2024, Published online: 09 Aug 2024
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Abstract
As clinical evaluation provides the best and most accurate diagnostic modality for appendicitis, many clinical scoring systems have been developed over the years. This has aided the clinician to a large extent in coming to the right diagnosis and providing early management. Patients presenting with pain in the right lower quadrant of abdomen to the General Surgery department, who after clinical examination are provisionally diagnosed to have acute appendicitis are taken up for the study. In this study, Sensitivity of AIR score to predict acute appendicitis at cut‐off point of score 8 was 11.11% and specificity was 100%. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) showed an estimate of 100% and the Diagnostic accuracy of AIR score was also found to be 20%.
How to cite this article:
T. Keerthi Deepak, T. Siva Sankar, T. Prabhu and Ajay A. Guttedar. A Prospective Study to Compare Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) Score and Alvarado Score for Prediction of Acute Appendicitis.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.9.73.77
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.36478/makrjms.2024.9.73.77