IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy1590HealthcareA STUDY ON MODIFIED ALVARADO SCORING SYSTEM IN DIAGNOSING ACUTE APPENDICITIS BabuC.P. GaneshKarthikeyanE.M.J.KumarK. Bharaniraj15112012)9194This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Aim: To study the role of Modified Alvarado scoring system in diagnosing acute appendicitis in clinical practice. Materials and Methods: A prospective study was conducted on 250 patients admitted with abdominal pain suggestive of acute appendicitis and were operated, from January 2008 to December 2009 in AVMC__ampersandsignamp;H and MAPIMS. Both males and females patients from 8 years to 60 years of age were included. Preoperative modified Alvarado score was used in all, and the results were compared with operative finding and biopsy. Results: 155 patients were identified to have score of 8 or more. 149 patients were confirmed by biopsy. 91 patients have score 5 -7 and 66 were confirmed by biopsy. Conclusion: This scoring system is a reliable and diagnostic modality to increase the accuracy in diagnosing appendicitis.

Alvarado. Scoring system. Acute appendicitis