Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain resulting in surgery.This study aims to investigate the efficiency of Alvarado Score (AS) in diagnosis of acuteappendicitis.Materials and Method: The files of 185 patients operated due to acute appendicitis betweenJanuary 2013 and February 2015 were retrospectively examined.
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Key Findings & Data:The Alvarado Scores of thepatients were calculated.
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Conclusion & Impact:The patients were divided into 2 groups as
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2013 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters
Abstract
Aim: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain resulting in surgery.This study aims to investigate the efficiency of Alvarado Score (AS) in diagnosis of acuteappendicitis.Materials and Method: The files of 185 patients operated due to acute appendicitis betweenJanuary 2013 and February 2015 were retrospectively examined. The Alvarado Scores of thepatients were calculated. The patients were divided into 2 groups as
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Amaç: Akut apandisit cerrahi ile sonuçlanan karın ağrısının en sık nedenidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı akut apandisit tanısında Alvarado skorunun (AS) etkinliğini araştırmak. Gereçler ve Yöntemler: Ocak 2013-Şubat 2015 tarihleri arasında akut apandisit nedeniyle opere edilen 185 hastanın dosyaları geriye dönük olarak incelendi. Hastaların Alvarado Skor’u hesaplandı. Alvarado Skoru’na göre hastalar
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Kanlıöz, M., Uzunköy, A., Yücel, Y., Ekici, U., Gözeneli, O., Dirican, A., Tatlı, F. (2022). Efficiency of Alvarado Score in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis. İnönü Üniversitesi Turgut Özal Tıp Merkezi Dergisi, Cilt: 23 - Sayı: 1, 26–28. https://ajindex.com/articles/549202
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