Open AccessThe coagulation profile as a marker for acute appendicitis in the paediatric population: Retrospective study
Author(s) -
Anna Morandi,
Elisa Cipriani,
Filippo Parolini,
Dario Consonni,
Edoardo Calderini,
Stefania Franzini,
Ernesto Leva
Publication year - 2020
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_52_20
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , partial thromboplastin time , neutrophilia , fibrinogen , prothrombin time , perioperative , white blood cell , histopathology , coagulation , population , c reactive protein , surgery , pathology , inflammation , environmental health
Appendicitis is the commonest and most frequently misdiagnosed acute abdominal surgical illness in the paediatric population worldwide. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of coagulation profile in acute appendicitis (AA) in children.