Correlation of Ultrasound and RIPASA Scoring System in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis | Zendy

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Correlation of Ultrasound and RIPASA Scoring System in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Author(s) -

Anand Bansal,

Suvendu Sekhar Jena,

Sanjeev Kumar

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of medicine and surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2550-4983

pISSN - 2336-0313

DOI - 10.15342/ijms.v5ri.193

Subject(s) - ultrasound , acute appendicitis , medicine , appendicitis , predictive value , radiology , scoring system , false positive rate , surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science

Objective: Correlation of Ultrasound and RIPASA scoring system in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Study Design: 50 patients presenting to emergency underwent ultrasound and evaluation as per RIPASA scoring system followed by emergency appendicectomy. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value calculated for each goups. Results: The sensitivity, specificity, Positive Predictive Value and Negative Predictive Value for ultrasound were 75.51%, 100%, 100% and 7.69% respectively and that for RIPASA scoring system were 93.9%, 100% 100% and 25% respectively. The negative appendicectomy rate was 2%. Conclusion: RIPASA scoring system may be used for correctly diagnosing acute appendicitis but low sensitivity of ultrasound precludes its routine use and may be used as a complementary tool in diagnosing acute appendicitis. Keywards: Acute Appendictis, RIPASA, Ultrasound.

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