Test performance for diagnosis of appendicitis

Test	Sensitivity (95% CI)	Specificity (95% CI)
WBC	0.84 (0.73 to 0.92)	0.67 (0.50 to 0.81)
CRP	0.81 (0.74 to 0.87)	0.54 (0.42 to 0.64)
WBC & CRP	0.93 (0.86 to 1.00)	0.62 (0.37 to 0.86)
CT	0.96 (0.95 to 0.97)	0.96 (0.93 to 0.97)
US	0.85 (0.79 to 0.90)	0.90 (0.83 to 0.95)
MRI	0.95 (0.88 to 0.98)	0.92 (0.87 to 0.95)

CI: confidence intervals; WBC: white blood cell count; CRP: C-reactive protein; CT: computed tomography; US: ultrasound; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.

Data from: Dahabreh IJ, Adam GP, Halladay CW, et al. Diagnosis of Right Lower Quadrant Pain and Suspected Acute Appendicitis. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 157. (Prepared by the Brown Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00012-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 15(16)-EHC025-EF. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2015.

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Test performance for diagnosis of appendicitis