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Category: Volume 06 Issue 08 August 2018
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Title: Relationship between Increasing Ripasa Score and Severity of Acute Appendicitis

Authors: Dr Juniorsundresh, Dr S. Narendran, Dr R. Harish

 DOI:  https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i8.101

Abstract

Aim: To decide whether an ascending RIPASA score is associated with the severity of acute appendicitis, as mentioned in per-operative findings.

Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study have a look at was carried out in Surgical Unit-6, Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital, Chidambaram, taking document of sufferers from July 2015 to December 2015. RIPASA score become calculated from affected person case - sheets from Medical records department. Severity classified as regular, inflamed, gangrenous and perforated and noted in operation notes in patients presented as acute appendicitis. Mean RIPASA score for each class of appendicitis and then compared the usage of anova t-scale a look at, maintaining p <0.05 to be statistically substantial.

Results: The mean age became 21.5±13. 4 years and 104 (59.8%) men and 70(40.2%) women sufferers. The mean RIPASA score of patients having non-inflammed appendix become four, 8 for Inflammed, 12 for gangrenous and 15 for perforated. Comparison of average score revealed a p value 0.001.

Conclusion: The ascending RIPASA score causes increase in severity of appendicitis.

Keywords: Acute Appendicitis, RIPASA score.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Juniorsundresh

Department of General Surgery, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608002, India