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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.

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1 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 (February 2015) DOI: /j.jamcollsurg Copyright © 2015 American College of Surgeons Terms and Conditions

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

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

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