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

How to Cite?: Viswanath Nallapaneni, "Efficacy of Ripasa Over Alverado Score in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis", Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1608-1615, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR20723235542, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR20723235542