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Markers of neutrophil activation and extracellular traps formation are predictive of appendicitis in mice and humans: a pilot study

Scientific Reports, 2020
Appendicitis is one of the most frequent emergencies in pediatric surgery, yet current biomarkers for diagnosis are unspecific and have low predictive values.
Michael Boettcher, Melina Esser, Julian Trah, Stefan Klohs, Nariman Mokhaberi, Julia Wenskus, Madgalena Trochimiuk, Birgit Appl, Konrad Reinshagen, Laia Pagerols Raluy, Michaela Klinke   +10 more
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Case-control study of stroke and the quality of hypertension control in north west England [PDF]

, 1997
Objective: To examine the risk of stroke in relation to quality of hypertension control in routine general practice across an entire health district. Design: Population based matched case-control study.
Cruickshank, K, Du, X, Holmes, S, McNamee, R, Roberts, N, Saraee, MH, Sourbutts, J, Summers, A, Walton, E   +8 more
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Plasma total bilirubin levels in children with appendicitis admitted to the emergency department

Medicine Science, 2017
Appendicitis is one of the most common reasons for emergency abdominal surgery in children. Appendicitis patients have complaints that are common with many conditions and diseases.
Seref Selcuk Kilic, Mehmet Yigit
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Performance of imaging studies in patients with suspected appendicitis after stratification with adult appendicitis score [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Diagnostic scoring is used to stratify patients with suspected appendicitis into three groups: high, intermediate, and low probability of appendicitis.
Lantto, Eila, Leppäniemi, Ari, Mentula, Panu, Sammalkorpi, Henna E.   +3 more
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Five-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in the APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2018
Importance Short-term results support antibiotics as an alternative to surgery for treating uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but long-term outcomes are not known.
P. Salminen, R. Tuominen, H. Paajanen, T. Rautio, P. Nordström, M. Aarnio, T. Rantanen, S. Hurme, J. Mecklin, J. Sand, J. Virtanen, A. Jartti, J. Grönroos   +12 more
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The SIFIPAC/WSES/SICG/SIMEU guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in the elderly (2019 edition)

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2020
The epidemiology and the outcomes of acute appendicitis in elderly patients are very different from the younger population. Elderly patients with acute appendicitis showed higher mortality, higher perforation rate, lower diagnostic accuracy, longer delay
P. Fugazzola, M. Ceresoli, V. Agnoletti, F. Agresta, B. Amato, P. Carcoforo, F. Catena, O. Chiara, M. Chiarugi, L. Cobianchi, F. Coccolini, A. de Troia, S. di Saverio, A. Fabbri, C. Feo, F. Gabrielli, A. Gurrado, A. Guttadauro, L. Leone, D. Marrelli, L. Petruzzelli, N. Portolani, F. Prete, A. Puzziello, M. Sartelli, G. Soliani, M. Testini, S. Tolone, M. Tomasoni, G. Tugnoli, P. Viale, M. Zese, Offir Ben Ishay, Y. Kluger, A. Kirkpatrick, L. Ansaloni   +35 more
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Interobserver variability in the classification of appendicitis during laparoscopy [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The intraoperative classification of appendicitis dictates the patient's postoperative management. Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for complex appendicitis (gangrenous, perforated, abscess), whereas preoperative prophylaxis ...
Boom, A.L. (Anne Loes) van den, Dawson, I. (Imro), Mauff, K.A.L. (Katya), Toorenvliet, B.R. (B.), van Rossem, C.C. (C. C.), Wijkerslooth, E.M.L. (Elisabeth) de, Wijnhoven, B.P.L. (Bas)   +6 more
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The Role of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in Predicting Complicated Appendicitis in Children

Diagnostics
Background: Acute appendicitis is a common abdominal emergency observed in emergency departments (ED). Distinguishing between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis is important in determining a treatment strategy.
Wen-Ya Lin, En-Pei Lee, Chun-Yu Chen, Bei-Cyuan Guo, Mao-Jen Lin, Han-Ping Wu   +5 more
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Estimation of serum bilirubin level as a diagnostic laboratory marker of acute appendicitis and its role in prediction of appendicular perforation

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of surgical abdomen. A delay in diagnosis and subsequent delay in intervention may lead to appendicular perforation which leads to peritonitis and further complications including death.
Manoranjan Ghosh , Monali Patole Mukherjee , Vikram Chaturvedi , Dipankar Mukherjee   +3 more
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Racial and ethnic disparities in the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis among children

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020
Appendicitis is the most common surgical condition in pediatric emergency department (ED) patients. Prompt diagnosis can reduce morbidity, including appendiceal perforation.
M. Goyal, J. Chamberlain, M. Webb, R. Grundmeier, Tiffani J. Johnson, S. Lorch, J. Zorc, E. Alessandrini, L. Bajaj, L. Cook, E. Alpern   +10 more
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