Diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis in adults: a review

D Moris, EK Paulson, TN Pappas - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the
world, with an annual incidence of 96.5 to 100 cases per 100 000 adults. Observations The …

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts acute appendicitis and distinguishes between complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis: A systematic review and meta …

S Hajibandeh, S Hajibandeh, N Hobbs… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives to investigate whether Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict acute
appendicitis and whether it can distinguish between uncomplicated and complicated …

[HTML][HTML] The role of neutrophil-lymphocyte-ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte-ratio (PLR) as a biomarker for distinguishing between complicated and uncomplicated …

VR Rajalingam, A Mustafa, A Ayeni, F Mahmood… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Role of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte-Ratio (NLR) and Platelet-Lymphocyte-Ratio (PLR) as a
Biomarker for Distinguishing Between Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis - PMC Back …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting the severity of acute appendicitis in children using neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR)

A Ayeni, F Mahmood, A Mustafa, B Mcleish, V Kulkarni… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and methods This retrospective single-center study collected data between
January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2020. Children between five and 17 years of age with …

Ultrasound, computed tomography, and laboratory findings in the diagnosis of appendicitis

EP Johansson, A Rydh, ÅK Riklund - Acta radiologica, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To determine the diagnostic accuracy and the clinical impact of ultrasound (US)
and computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing appendicitis, and to evaluate the impact of …

Acute appendicitis: relationships between CT-determined severities and serum white blood cell counts and C-reactive protein levels

HC Kim, DM Yang, CM Lee, W Jin… - The British Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between the severity of
appendicitis as depicted on CT and blood inflammatory markers of serum white blood cell …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic value of serum fibrinogen as a predictive factor for complicated appendicitis (perforated). A cross-sectional study

FA Alvarez-Alvarez, VM Maciel-Gutierrez… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Acute appendicitis (AA) has a prevalence of 8% in the general population with
a rate of complicated (perforated) appendicitis (CA) up to 40%. Serum fibrinogen may serve …

A new approach to the management of acute appendicitis: Decision tree method

M Erkent, E Karakaya, SC Yücebaş - The American journal of emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background It is important to distinguish between complicated acute appendicitis (CAA) and
noncomplicated acute appendicitis (NCAA) because the treatment methods are different. We …

Delta neutrophil index: A reliable marker to differentiate perforated appendicitis from non‐perforated appendicitis in the elderly

DH Shin, YS Cho, YS Kim, HC Ahn… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Delta neutrophil index (DNI) is a new inflammatory marker and the present
study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the DNI for the presence of a perforation in …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting the severity of acute appendicitis: a single-center retrospective study

FS Al Amri, RS Fihrah, I Al Jabbar, R Alqahtani… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Investigate the potential use of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the
identification and differentiation of acute appendicitis patients, specifically between simple …