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Comparison of RIPASA and Alvarado scores for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

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2011

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Chee Fui Chong, Amy Thien, Ahamed Jiffri Ahamed Mackie, Antony Tin, Shashank Tripathi, Mohammad Addy A Ahmad, Lian Tat Tan, Swee Hui Ang, Pemasiri Upali Telisinghe
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Abstract

The RIPASA score at a cut-off threshold total score of 7.5 is a better diagnostic scoring system than the Alvarado score for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in our local setting.

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