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. 2012 Mar 24;36(7):1540–1545. doi: 10.1007/s00268-012-1521-4

Table 6.

Distribution according to the diagnostic test zone and diagnosis for the AIR score and the Alvarado score

Diagnostic test zone AIR score Alvarado score
Score >8 36 130
  Advanced appendicitis 24 36
  Phlegmonous appendicitis 12 64
  Negative appendectomy 0 21
  Nonoperated 0 9
Score 5–8 372 452
  Advanced appendicitis 71 58
  Phlegmonous appendicitis 214 153
  Negative appendectomy 48 58
  Nonoperated 39 183
Score <5 533 359
  Advanced appendicitis 7 8
  Phlegmonous appendicitis 18 27
  Negative appendectomy 41 10
  Nonoperated 467 314