The RIPASA scoring system: A new Era in appendicitis diagnosis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Even though acute appendicitis is a common acute abdominal disease, it is nonetheless difficult to detect. In order to minimize the risk of complications and negative exploratory procedures, early and accurate diagnosis is critical.We aimed to compare the predictive accuracy of the RIPASA score in diagnosing acute appendicitis with the gold standard of histopathological proven appendicitis as the gold standard.

Methodology

A Prospective Cohort Study was conducted from December 2021 to May 2022 at KRL Hospital. A total of 171 patients who sought treatment for acute RIF pain or suspected appendicitis were included in the study. Patients' surgical proclivities were judged in part based on images and surgeon's expertise. SPSS version 26 was used to enter and analyze

SUBMITTER: Mumtaz H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422193 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature