ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2015
New parameter in diagnosis of acute appendicitis: platelet distribution width.
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- A mean platelet volume in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Platelet indices in patients with acute appendicitis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2021Pooled it
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- The use of platelet indices, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in emergency non-traumatic abdominal surgery: a systematic review.Biochemia medica · 2016Pooled it
- Preoperative Hemoglobin Level Predicts Surgical Site Infections in Trauma Orthopedic Surgery: A Cohort Study.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Article
- DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS AND APPENDICULAR PERFORATION: EVALUATION OF PLATELET INDICES AND RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH AS EMERGING BIOMARKERS.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2023Observational
- Diagnostic value of serum signal peptide-CUB-EGF-like domain-containing protein 1 levels in patients with acute appendicitis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Correlation between surgical site infection and time-dependent blood platelet count in immunocompromised patients after femoral neck fracture.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Article
- Predictive Value of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width, Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width in Children with Acute Appendicitis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A cross-sectional study on evaluation of complete blood count-associated parameters for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.Health science reports · 2021Article
- The role of platelet to mean platelet volume ratio in the identification of adult-onset still's disease from sepsis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2021Article
- Relationship between appendicitis and diameter of ileocecal lipomatosis and also ileocecal angle.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2020Article
- Accuracy of Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) and Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: Evaluation of Possible New Biomarkers.Advanced journal of emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Could platelet distribution width predict coronary collateral development in stable coronary artery disease?Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2020Article
- The association between platelet indices and deep surgical site infection after open induction internal fixation for traumatic limb fractures.Infection and drug resistance · 2018Article
- Role of hematological parameters in prediction of complicated appendicitis.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2017Article
- Platelet Distribution Width Levels Can Be a Predictor in the Diagnosis of Persistent Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2017Article
- Mean Platelet Volume and Platelet Distribution Width as Markers in the Diagnosis of Acute Gangrenous Appendicitis.Disease markers · 2015Article
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Abstract
aimTo investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in acute appendicitis.
methodsThis retrospective, case-controlled study compared 295 patients with acute appendicitis (Group I, 100 patients with other intra-abdominal infections (Group II), and 100 healthy individuals (Group III) between January 2012 and January 2013. The age, gender, and white blood cell count, neutrophil percentage, mean platelet volume, and platelet distribution width values from blood samples were compared among the groups. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows 21.0 software. In addition, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and likelihood ratios, and diagnostic accuracy were calculated.
resultsThe mean ages of patients were 29.9 ± 12.0 years for Group I, 31.5 ± 14.0 years for Group II, and 30.4 ± 13.0 years for Group III. Demographic features such as age and gender were not significantly different among the groups. White blood cell count, neutrophil percentage and platelet distribution width were significantly higher in Group I compared to groups II and III (P < 0.05). Diagnostically, the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy were 73.1%, 94.0%, and 78% for white blood cell count, 70.0%, 96.0%, and 76.0% for neutrophil percentage, 29.5%, 49.0%, and 34.0% for mean platelet volume, and 97.1%, 93.0%, and 96.0% for platelet distribution width, respectively. The highest diagnostic accuracy detected was for platelet distribution width between Group I and Group III (P < 0.01).
conclusionPlatelet distribution width analysis can be used for diagnosis of acute appendicitis without requiring additional tests, thus reducing the cost and loss of time.
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