Efficacy of the Alvarado scale in patients with a diagnosis of acute apendicitis at the General Surgery Unit at hospital regional de Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
Abstract:Materials and methods: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The past medical histories of patients with preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis were included in the study, the Alvarado score was applied, and the score was associated with its subsequent macroscopic postoperative finding. Patients were operated on at the General Surgery Unit of the HR-CDE from January 2020 through September 2020. Results: a total 100 patients were included; 61% of whom were men. The Alvarado score was applied,… Show more
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