Prospective Comparison of the Alvarado Score and CT Scan in the Evaluation of Suspected Appendicitis: A Proposed Algorithm to Guide CT Use Winson Jianhong.

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Prospective Comparison of the Alvarado Score and CT Scan in the Evaluation of Suspected Appendicitis: A Proposed Algorithm to Guide CT Use Winson Jianhong Tan, MBBS (Hons), MRCS, Sanchalika Acharyya, PhD, MPH, Yaw Chong Goh, MBBS, FRCS, Weng Hoong Chan, MBBS, FRCS, Wai Keong Wong, MBBS, FRCS, London Lucien Ooi, MBBS, FRCS, MD, Hock Soo Ong, MBBS, FRCS, FAMS, FACS Journal of the American College of Surgeons Volume 220, Issue 2, Pages 218-224 (February 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.10.010 Copyright © 2015 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Management course and outcomes of study cohort. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2015 220, 218-224DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.10.010) Copyright © 2015 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Proposed management algorithm for suspected appendicitis. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2015 220, 218-224DOI: (10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.10.010) Copyright © 2015 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions