Is There a Supporting Value of Platelet Distribution Width and Plateletcrit in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children?

Salim Bilici; Tülin Öztaş; Ahmet Dursun

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1685466

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Table of Contents

J Pediatr Infect Dis 2019; 14(04): 176-179
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1685466

Original Article

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Is There a Supporting Value of Platelet Distribution Width and Plateletcrit in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in Children?

Authors

Salim Bilici

¹University of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Yenişehir, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Tülin Öztaş

¹University of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Yenişehir, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Ahmet Dursun

¹University of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Yenişehir, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the diagnostic value of platelet distribution width (PDW) and plateletcrit (PCT) for acute appendicitis in childhood. A retrospective review was conducted of the records of 373 patients younger than 18 years who underwent appendectomy. Demographic data, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, and PDW and PCT values were recorded for all patients. A control group was formed of age- and gender-matched healthy children. The study results showed that the PDW level is not valuable as a marker for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children. PCT levels were determined to be statistically significantly increased in pediatric acute appendicitis with low specificity.

Keywords

acute appendicitis - platelet distribution width - plateletcrit

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