Research Article
Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators
Table 1
Characteristics of children in control, appendicitis, and sepsis cohorts.
| | Nonappendicitis abdominal pain () | Appendicitis () | Perforated appendicitis () | Appendicitis-related sepsis () | Nonappendicitis sepsis () |
| | Females, (%) | 52 (62.7) | 20 (41.7) | 10 (58.8) | 6 (42.9) | 11 (47.8) | | Age, mean (SD) | 11.7 (3.6) | 11.5 (3.2) | 11.2 (3.6) | 11.7 (3.4) | 11.2 (4.1) | | PAS, median (IQR) | 5 (4) | 7 (3) | 8.5 (3) | N/A | N/A | | Fever, (%) | 50 (60.2) | 17 (35.4) | 3 (17.7) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (8.7) | | WBC, mean (SD) | 10.2 (5.2) | 15.6 (4.8) | 17.9 (4.8) | 18.1 (9.1) | 15.2 (10.4) |
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SD: standard deviation; PAS: Pediatric Appendicitis Score; IQR: interquartile range; N/A: not available; WBC: white blood cell count.
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