Open AccessRole of laboratory markers in predicting severity of acute appendicitis
Author(s) -
Samarth Virmani,
P. Prabhu,
PT Sundeep,
Vijay Kumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/ajps.ajps_47_16
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , lymphocyte , appendicitis , perioperative , appendix , gastroenterology , leukocyte counts , complete blood count , absolute neutrophil count , surgery , toxicity , paleontology , biology , neutropenia
Record of 233 patients under 18 years of age who underwent appendectomy from 2005 to 2014 was evaluated. Based on perioperative findings of the surgeon, the patients were grouped under categories simple acute appendicitis (SAA) and CAA. Information such as age, gender, and laboratory investigations of the patients were recorded and analyzed.