Predicting Complicated Appendicitis in Children: Pros and Cons of a New Score Combining Clinical Signs, Laboratory Values, and Ultrasound Images (CLU Score).
Konstantina BekiaridouKaterina KambouriAlexandra GiatromanolakiSoultana FoutzitziMaria KouroupiMaria AggelidouSavas P DeftereosPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
A cutoff value of ≥4 has been a good indicator of the final score. The sensitivity with the usage of this score is 81.1%, the specificity 82.4%, the PPV 73.2%, the NPV approaches 88% and finally the accuracy is 81.9%. Also, the pros and cons of this score are discussed in this study.