Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children
Table 3
Laboratory markers in children with acute appendicitis.
Perforated (n = 613)
Nonperforated (n = 1282)
value
WBC (mm3)
14,890 ± 723
12,650 ± 558
0.03
CRP (mg/dL)
8.37 ± 0.84
5.79 ± 0.65
0.01
Neutrophils (%)
77.3 ± 1.5
65.1 ± 1.4
0.02
Platelet count (×109/L)
312 ± 119
327 ± 86
0.34
Serum sodium (mEq/L)
133 ± 2
137 ± 2
0.001
PCT (ng/mL)
0.8 ± 1.2
0.7 ± 0.9
0.43
DLAC (mmol/L)
0.3 ± 0.2
0.4 ± 0.5
0.23
Bilirubin (mg/dL)
0.85 ± 0.03
0.87 ± 0.02
0.27
AST (U/L)
22.8 ± 0.6
22.3 ± 0.5
0.53
ALT (U/L)
14.7 ± 0.6
15.1 ± 0.4
0.23
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. WBC, white blood cell; CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; DLAC, D-lactate; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase. Bold denotes significant P value less 0.05.
