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Table 2 Clinical and laboratory measures of the study sample (n = 40)

From: Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of modified RIPASA and MASS in patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis in Suez Canal University Hospital Emergency Department: a cross-sectional study

Variables

N (%)

Manifestations

  Rt. iliac fossa pain

18 (45)

  Anorexia

16 (40)

  Nausea and vomiting

28 (70)

  Fever

10 (25)

  Rt. iliac fossa tenderness

40 (100)

  Guarding

22 (55)

  Rebound tenderness

36 (90)

  Rovsing sign

24 (60)

Investigation

  Elevated WBCs

18 (45)

  Negative urine analysis

22 (55)

  1. Table 2 summarizes clinical and laboratory characteristics of the studied sample. It was found that, among clinical manifestations presented by the patients, the top three presented manifestations were Rt. iliac fossa tenderness (100%), rebound tenderness (90%), and nausea/ vomiting (70%). Only 45% had elevated White blood count and 55% had negative urine analysis