Open AccessA Cross-Sectional Study of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis in Hospital Melaka
Author(s) -
Khairol Ashraf Ahmad,
Noorharisman Ideris,
Syed Hassan Syed Abd Aziz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.6
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio , gastroenterology , appendix , diagnostic accuracy , lymphocyte , surgery , biology , paleontology
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. However, its proper diagnosis is complicated. This study aims to evaluate the ability of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to diagnose acute appendicitis in pre-operative state.