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A cross-sectional study on evaluation of complete blood count-associated parameters for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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- Tryptase in Acute Appendicitis: Unveiling Allergic Connections through Compelling Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
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- Comparison of preoperative and one-month postoperative serum cholesterol after cholecystectomy.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Utility of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) as a Noninvasive Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 5222 Cases.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A cross-sectional study on evaluation of complete blood count-associated parameters for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.Health science reports · 2021Article
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aimsAcute appendicitis is one of the common causes of abdominal surgeries, however, the rate of negative appendectomy is as high as 20% as the diagnosis of appendicitis is challenging. The study aimed to evaluate complete blood count (CBC)-associated parameters among positive and negative appendectomy patients and determine their diagnostic importance.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, patients who suspected of acute appendicitis were included. Preoperative blood samples taken from these patients for a complete blood count. Following parameters evaluated from their CBC: white blood cell (WBC), platelet (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio, platelets-to-lymphocytes ratio, red cell distribution width (RDW), and platelet distribution width (PDW). These parameters analyzed for the positive and negative appendectomy patients using statistical analysis.
resultsOf 200 patients included in the study, 30 patients (15%) underwent negative appendectomy. The mean neutrophils, WBC, red blood cells, neutrophils-to-lymphocytes, and platelets-to-lymphocytes ratio was significantly high among positive appendectomy patients, (
conclusionThe findings of our study indicate that neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio alone is not sufficient for preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis and other CBC-related parameters did not have good sensitivity and specificity. Further studies are therefore required in this area.
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