Results:
Age range in this study was from 15 to 50 years with mean age of
30.191±6.09 years and mean RIPASA score was 5.375±1.77. Majority of
patients were males (58.9%). RIPASA score diagnosed 28(19.9%) and
histopathology diagnosed 27(19.1%) patients with acute appendicitis.
RIPASA score showed sensitivity of 85.2%, specificity 95.6%,
diagnostic accuracy 94%, PPV 82.1% and NPV was 96.4%.