Journal article
A comparison of clinical judgment vs the modified Alvarado score in acute appendicitis.
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AIMS: To investigate the value of the modified Alvarado score (MAS) in helping Accident and Emergency (AandE) doctors decide which patients with suspected acute appendicitis need surgical referral. METHODS: 11,258 patients presented to a University Hospital AandE Department over a two-month period; 82 were triaged as 'abdominal pain' or 'suspected appendicitis'. Ten patients self-discharged prior to seeing a doctor. The remaining case notes (72) were reviewed and MAS's calculated. The Alvara...
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- Journal:
- International journal of surgery (London, England)
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 49-52
- Publication date:
- 2005-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1743-9159
- ISSN:
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1743-9191
- Source identifiers:
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414596
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:414596
- UUID:
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uuid:8923e175-8a63-4bba-a999-23179b8a1b31
- Local pid:
- pubs:414596
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- Copyright date:
- 2005
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