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Research Paper | General Surgery | India | Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020 | Rating: 6.1 / 10
Efficacy of Ripasa Over Alverado Score in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Viswanath Nallapaneni
Abstract: The Alvarado score was developed for the Caucasian population, and it renders a low sensitivity and specificity when applied in an oriental population. To mitigate this low sensitivity and specificity, a new scoring system was devised in Malaysia, namely RIPASA. The RIPASA scoring’s sensitivity and specificity are tested in the Indian population in this study.
Keywords: RIPASA Score, ALVARADO Score, Acute Appendicitis
Edition: Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020,
Pages: 1608 - 1615