Comparison of the predictive capacity of the Alvarado and AIR scores in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A prospective study
The Alvarado and AIR scores have a similar predictive capacity for acute appendicitis. The low cutoff points of the risk scales are related to greater diagnostic sensitivity of the disease.
Authors
- Joshua Kock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5079-3585)
- Eduardo Tuta-Quintero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7243-2238)
- Luis Carlos Domínguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1595-8364)
- Juan David Lotero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9303-9646)
- L.M. Sanabria-Arévalo
- J.C. Gómez-Cáceres
Institutions
- Universidad de La Sabana (CO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rgmxen.2024.07.007
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00