Table 1: Diagnostic Factors in Acute Appendicitis.
Points | p-value | |
Migration | 1 | < 0.001 |
Anorexia | 1 | < 0.001 |
Nausea/Vomiting | 1 | < 0.001 |
Tenderness in the RLQ | 2 | < 0.001 |
Rebound pain in the RLQ | 1 | < 0.001 |
Elevation of temperature | 1 | < 0.015 |
Leukocytosis | 2 | < 0.001 |
Total points for the Modified Alvarado score | 9 | |
Shift to the left | 1 | < 0.001 |
Total points for the Alvarado score | 10 | |
Age | 0.5-1 | < 0.118 |
Male/Female | 1-0.5 | < 0.118 |
Duration of pain | 0.5-1 | < 0.221 |
Guarding | 2 | < 0.003 |
Rovsing sign | 2 | < 0.378 |
Normal urinalysis | 1 | < 0.506 |
Right iliac fossa pain | 0.5 | < 1.000 |
Foreign ID card | 0.5 | < 0.477 |
Total points for the RIPASA score | 17.5 |