The Liverpool Peritonsillar abscess Score: Development of a predictive score through a prospective multicentre observational study.
Andrew S LauDavid M SelwynDing YangLiam SwainbankPaul RidleyNicola CarmichaelChristopher MetcalfeGeorge WatsonHannah EmersonPublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2019)
We have developed the first predictive score for PTA based on symptoms and signs that do not require the user to have specialist experience. Its high negative predictive value may be particularly helpful to non-specialist colleagues.