The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: a systematic review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Alvarado score can be used to stratify patients with symptoms of suspected appendicitis; the validity of the score in certain patient groups and at different cut points is still unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the di...

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Main Authors: Ohle Robert, O'Reilly Fran, O'Brien Kirsty K, Fahey Tom, Dimitrov Borislav D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/139