Kirsi S. Lastunen

Repeated scoring with the adult appendicitis score improves the sensitivity and the specificity of appendicitis diagnosis in patients with early equivocal signs of appendicitis: a secondary analysis

Abstract Background The use of computed tomography at the early stage of acute appendicitis can lead to overdiagnosis and predispose patients unnecessarily to ionising radiation. Adult Appendicitis Score (AAS) can be used to select patients for imaging. Observation and re-scoring...