Background Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical emergency in children.
Accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial but challenging due to atypical presentations and …

Background Despite the radiological and analytical advances of the last decades, there is
still a significant rate of diagnostic error in pediatric acute appendicitis. In recent years …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The objective of this research was to evaluate the potential
clinical utility of baseline hematological parameters measured on admission as adjuncts in …

Objective Possible childhood appendicitis is a common emergency presentation. The exact
value of blood tests is debated. This study sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of …

Reliable and efficient diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis is essential for the establishment of
a clinical management plan and improvement of patient outcomes. Current strategies used …

Aim The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the biomarker fibrinogen
(FB), along with the more traditional markers white blood cell count (WBC), absolute …

Background Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies globally and it
can both be difficult to diagnose but also to differentiate complicated from uncomplicated …

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. Despite the high
incidence rate of appendicitis, it is sometimes misdiagnosed or missed. Complex …

Biomarkers are incorporated ubiquitously into clini-cal practice as surrogate endpoints of
physiologic and pathologic processes that cannot be measured directly. For example, a lipid …

Background Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal surgical
emergencies that present at the emergency department (ED). Although early phase of acute …