Keywords:
Acute appendicitis, Diagnosis, RIPASA score, Histopathology
What’s already known about this topic?
There is scarce local and international data available for efficacy of
RIPASA scoring system in diagnosing acute appendicitis , very few
studies have been published to determine its effectiveness and patient
application.
What does this article add?
It will add more results so that the RIPASA scoring system can be
generalized for diagnosing cases of acute appendicitis presenting in
emergency departments of the hospitals. This scoring system is easy to
carry out and does not include costly investigations, therefore it can
be implemented for use in hospitals especially in developing countries
where the healthcare system is already overburdened.