Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children

Table 2

Symptoms and signs of children with acute appendicitis.

	Total (n = 1895)	Perforated (n = 613)	Nonperforated (n = 1282)	value
Migrating pain	371 (19.6%)	105 (17.2%)	277 (21.6%)	0.28
Fever	265 (14%)	99 (16.1%)	169 (13.2%)	0.33
Nausea	487 (25.7%)	175 (28.6%)	287 (22.4%)	0.71
Vomiting	591 (31.2%)	169 (27.5%)	433 (33.8%)	0.68
Diarrhea	502 (26.5%)	191 (31.2%)	319 (24.9%)	0.7
Anorexia	116 (6.1%)	35 (5.7%)	82 (6.4%)	0.43
Right lower quadrant tenderness	1724 (91%)	566 (92.3%)	1150 (89.7%)	0.23
Right lower quadrant rebound tenderness	1380 (72.8%)	412 (67.2%)	1001 (78.1%)	0.11
Duration of symptoms >24 h	817 (43.1%)	418 (68.2%)	379 (29.6%)	0.001
Time from admission to surgery (h)	10.7 (5.9–12)	11 (5.7–14)	10.2 (6.3–13)	0.23

Categorical values were expressed as n (%), and continuous values were expressed as median (interquartile range). Bold denotes significant P value less 0.05.