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December 1, 2011Open Access

The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: a systematic review

RORobert OhleNOSM University FOFran O’ReillyWestat (United States)KOKirsty O’BrienHealth and Safety Authority

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The Alvarado score is a useful diagnostic 'rule out' score at a cut point of 5 for all patient groups. The score is well calibrated in men, inconsistent in children and over-predicts the probability of appendicitis in women across all strata of risk.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d90c405e21d3d3009f57a7 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-9-139

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