A comparative study of the RIPASA and Alvarado scores in geriatric patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis.

Davut Tekyol Rohat Ak Nihat Mujdat Hokenek Mazlum Kılıç Kübra Kaytaz Tekyol Doğan Erdoğan

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2022)

When comparing the two scores used to diagnose AA, we found no statistically significant difference between the RIPASA and Alvarado scores (p=0.09), although the Youden's index for the RIPASA score was higher.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors