Diagnostic accuracy of white cell count and C-reactive protein for assessing the severity of paediatric appendicitis

OBJECTIVES: Simple investigations like white cell count (WCC) and C-reactive protein (CRP) may help to improve the accuracy of diagnosis in paediatric appendicitis. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of WCC and CRP for the severity of acute appendicitis in children. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study....

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Autores principales: Siddique, Khurram, Baruah, Paramita, Bhandari, Santosh, Mirza, Shirin, Harinath, Gandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Medicine Press 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/shorts.2011.011025

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847441
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/shorts.2011.011025

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