title: Evaluation of the modified Alvarado score in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: a prospective study.
abstract: The Alvarado score was assessed as to its accuracy in the preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis. A series of 49 consecutive patients was studied prospectively over a period of 9 months in two hospitals (Gateshead and Sunderland). The presence of a high score was found to be an easy and satisfactory aid to early diagnosis of appendicitis in children and men. However, the false-positive rate for appendicitis in women was unacceptably high.
authors.affiliation: Sunderland District General Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Cunliffe
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors