Comparison of Alvarado score and pediatric appendicitis score for clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children—a prospective study

• Published in: Annals of Pediatric Surgery Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 10 - 5
• Main Authors: Iftikhar, Muhammad Adil, Dar, Sajid Hameed, Rahman, Usman Ali, Butt, Maliha Javaid, Sajjad, Mohammad, Hayat, Umar, Sultan, Nayyar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 15.04.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Abdomen; Accuracy; Alvarado score; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Children; Comparative analysis; Diagnosing pediatric appendicitis; Diagnosis; Emergency medical care; Health aspects; Histopathology; Medical care; Medical diagnosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Negative appendectomy; Original Research; Patients; Pediatric appendicitis; Pediatric appendicitis score; Pediatrics; Quality management; Right iliac fossa pain; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Pakistan; Alvarado score; Negative appendectomy; Right iliac fossa pain; Diagnosing pediatric appendicitis; Pediatric appendicitis; Pediatric appendicitis score

Background Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition of children. Differential diagnosis of an acutely inflamed appendix in children includes a vast variety of diseases which can present with the same symptoms and signs as acute appendicitis. It is an important factor for delay in dia...