Title: Predictive Model for Identification of Gangrenous or Perforated Appendicitis in Adults:
A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Version: 7 Date: 30 Aug 2024
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for implementing my comments into your manuscript. I am now content with the
revisions.
Thank you also for explaining the nomogram. I still don't quite understand how you get from
"total points" to "linear predictor" to "predicted value".
I also think, looking at the nomogram now that some "predictors" seem to be much more relevant
i.E. WBC, lymphocyte and D-Dimer and feacalith gives you so little points it coul have probably
been left out without changing the model in a relevant way while also reducing a little bit of
subjectivity given that not calcified faecaliths can be missed.
As a final suggestion for editing I think figure 2 should have the words spelled out and without
_. Just call it White Cell Count, D-Dimer ... since Presence of fecalith is so long anyway there
is no point in abbreviating the rest.
I think this manuscript could now be published.
Title: Predictive Model for Identification of Gangrenous or Perforated Appendicitis in Adults:
A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Version: 7 Date: 30 Aug 2024
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for implementing my comments into your manuscript. I am now content with the
revisions.
Thank you also for explaining the nomogram. I still don't quite understand how you get from
"total points" to "linear predictor" to "predicted value".
I also think, looking at the nomogram now that some "predictors" seem to be much more relevant
i.E. WBC, lymphocyte and D-Dimer and feacalith gives you so little points it coul have probably
been left out without changing the model in a relevant way while also reducing a little bit of
subjectivity given that not calcified faecaliths can be missed.
As a final suggestion for editing I think figure 2 should have the words spelled out and without
_. Just call it White Cell Count, D-Dimer ... since Presence of fecalith is so long anyway there
is no point in abbreviating the rest.
I think this manuscript could now be published.
Please review this paper.
user
Title: Predictive Model for Identification of Gangrenous or Perforated Appendicitis in Adults:
A Multicenter Retrospective Study
Version: 7 Date: 30 Aug 2024
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for implementing my comments into your manuscript. I am now content with the
revisions.
Thank you also for explaining the nomogram. I still don't quite understand how you get from
"total points" to "linear predictor" to "predicted value".
I also think, looking at the nomogram now that some "predictors" seem to be much more relevant
i.E. WBC, lymphocyte and D-Dimer and feacalith gives you so little points it coul have probably
been left out without changing the model in a relevant way while also reducing a little bit of
subjectivity given that not calcified faecaliths can be missed.
As a final suggestion for editing I think figure 2 should have the words spelled out and without
_. Just call it White Cell Count, D-Dimer ... since Presence of fecalith is so long anyway there
is no point in abbreviating the rest.
I think this manuscript could now be published.
assistant