ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2021
Could the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio serve as a marker in the diagnosis and prediction of acute appendicitis complications in children?
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- Association between preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and length of stay in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- [Inflamatory indexes predictors of complicated acute apendicitis in children].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2023Observational
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- Red blood cell distribution width as a prognostic marker of prolonged mechanical ventilation after paediatric cardiac surgery.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2023Article
- Association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with preterm necrotizing enterocolitis: a retrospective case-control study.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Systemic inflammatory markers and serum lactate dehydrogenase predict survival in patients with Wilms tumour.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionAcute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical condition of the abdomen in children. The aim of this study was to analyse the possible use of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the diagnosis and prediction of AA complications in children. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe included 170 AA patients under 15 years of age, who were divided into the following groups: Group 1 - non-operated patients with AA, and Group 2 - patients who underwent appendectomy. Based on pathologic grades of AA, Group 2 was subdivided into: Group A - phlegmonous, Group B - gangrenous, and Group C - perforated AA. NLR was calculated as the absolute neutrophil count divided by the absolute lymphocyte count.
resultsIn Group 2 NLR was significantly higher than in Group 1 (5.5 (1.9-9.9) vs. 2.3 (1.2-3.7);
conclusionsThe obtained results suggest that NLR could be used as a simple and reliable test in the diagnosis and prediction of AA complications in children. However, to draw definite conclusions on the predictive power of NLR as a marker of AA large multicentric studies are required.
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