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Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of Neutrophil, Monocyte, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratios as Predictors of Complicated Appendicitis

Cureus, 2022
Aim We look at the ability of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) to differentiate between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis.
S. Halaseh, M. Kostalas, C. Kopec, Abdullah Nimer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: Significantly more complicated appendicitis due to delayed presentation of patients!

medRxiv, 2021
AIMS OF THE STUDY: The novel coronavirus pandemic has affected emergency department consultations for surgical pathologies. The aim of our study was to compare the number of acute appendicitis cases and the proportion of complicated appendicitis before ...
Marie Burgard, F. Cherbanyk, K. Nassiopoulos, S. Malekzadeh, F. Pugin, B. Egger   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Complicated appendicitis in an adult patient. [PDF]

Ultrasound, 2022
Babington EA.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Predictors of Complicated Appendicitis with Evolution to Appendicular Peritonitis in Pediatric Patients

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objecitves: Appendicitis is one of the most frequent surgical emergencies in pediatric surgery. Complicated appendicitis can evolve with appendicular peritonitis characterized by the diffusion of the pathological process to the peritoneal ...
Laura Bălănescu, A. Băetu, A. Cardoneanu, A. Moga, R. Bălănescu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis in children: does the post-operative peritoneal drain make any difference? A pilot prospective randomised controlled trial

Pediatric surgery international (Print), 2022
This was a pilot randomised, prospective study, which aimed to determine and compare the post-operative complications of paediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for complicated appendicitis, with and without a peritoneal drain ...
M. Human, N. Tshifularo, M. Mabitsela
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hyponatremia—A New Diagnostic Marker for Complicated Acute Appendicitis in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Children, 2022
Background: Acute appendicitis in the pediatric population remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Despite many biochemical markers, imaging modalities and scoring systems, initial misdiagnosis and complication rates are high in children.
Sachit Anand, Nellai Krishnan, Jana Ròs Birley, Goran Tintor, Minu Bajpai, Zenon Pogorelić   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Drain Insertion After Appendicectomy for Complicated Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cureus, 2022
This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the comparative outcomes of drain insertion versus no drain after appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis. A systematic search of PubMed, Cochrane Library and Scopus was conducted, and all studies comparing drain ...
Abduelraheim Abu, A. Mohamedahmed, Amin A. Alamin, Mazin Mohamed, M. Osman, M. J. Mohammed, Hiba Abdalla, H. Eltyeb, O. Ali, Rifat Mohamad, Safaa Hamid, Shaza Faycal Mirghani, Yousif T Hamad, H. Mohamed   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Usefulness of serum sodium levels as a novel marker for predicting acute appendicitis severity: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Surgery, 2023
Background Early and accurate preoperative diagnosis of complicated appendicitis mandates the identification of new markers. The aim of this study is to determine whether preoperative serum sodium levels are useful for predicting the severity of acute ...
Bruno Messias, Isabella Cubas, Caio Oliveira, Flavia Hashimoto, Erica Mocchetti, Tania Ichinose, Jaques Waisberg, Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro Junior   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyponatremia as a Marker of Complicated Appendicitis: A Retrospective Analysis

Cureus, 2022
Background The aim of this study is to investigate the potential role of hyponatremia as a biochemical predictor of complicated appendicitis. The effective employment of biochemical markers to identify early and predict progression to complicated ...
J. Sheen, J. Bowen, H. Whitmore, K. Bowling   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Model for Complicated Appendicitis in the Elderly

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
Background For elderly patients with mild clinical symptoms of uncomplicated appendicitis(UA), non-surgical treatment has been shown to be feasible, whereas emergency surgical treatment is recommended in elderly patients with complicated appendicitis(CA),
Hui Feng, Qingsheng Yu, Jing-Xun Wang, Yiyang Yuan, Shu-Jing Yu, Fei Wei, Zhouhai Zheng, Hui Peng, Wan-ping Zhang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source