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Table 4 Predictive score for the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis

From: Predictive score for diagnosing acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency department: a retrospective study

Predictive factors

Points

Age  60 years

1

Duration  48 h

1

History of diverticulum

2

Absence of nausea and vomiting

1

Absence of anorexia

1

Absence of tachycardia

1

Abdominal guarding

1

  1. Note: A score of ≥ 4 points is predictive of acute diverticulitis