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The initial clinical assessment of patients suspected of having acute appendicitis remains crucial. The aim is to quickly confirm or rule out the diagnosis to minimize delays, avoid unnecessary surgeries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim and objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of our study is to evaluate the predictive value of multiple scoring systems for Diagnosis of acute appendicitis cases with correlation between scores prediction results and surgical interventions results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This a prospective study carried out in Mansoura university hospitals and Mansoura emergency hospital in the period between December 2024 and June 2025. Patients included in the study were admitted at emergency department of General Surgery at Mansoura University Hospital. The study was explained in details to the whole patients sharing in the study and a written informed consent was taken from all the patients.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>All patient presented with suspected acute appendicitis were subjected to four scores with comparing between them : Alvarado score, Appendicitis Inflammatory Response score (AIR), The RIPASA (Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Appendicitis) score and AAS (Adult Appendicitis Score).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      ROC curve analysis demonstrated variable diagnostic performance among the evaluated scoring systems for acute appendicitis. The Adult Appendicitis Score (AAS) showed the highest discriminatory ability with an AUC of 0.988 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001), followed by the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) score (AUC\u2009=\u20090.920,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005) and the RIPASA score (AUC\u2009=\u20090.825,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.03). The Alvarado score demonstrated comparatively lower accuracy (AUC\u2009=\u20090.715,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.155). At their respective optimal cutoff points, AAS and AIR achieved high sensitivity and overall accuracy, with AAS demonstrating an apparent specificity of 100%. These findings suggest superior diagnostic performance of AAS and AIR compared with Alvarado and RIPASA in the studied population.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the evaluated clinical scoring systems, the Adult Appendicitis Score (AAS) and the Appendicitis Inflammatory Response (AIR) score demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy for acute appendicitis, with AAS showing the best overall performance. These scoring systems may represent reliable tools for supporting clinical decision-making and improving diagnostic confidence, potentially reducing unnecessary imaging or negative appendectomies. 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