High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children
Purpose To investigate the predictors of perforated appendicitis (PA) in pediatric patients with appendicitis seen in the emergency department. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 564 pediatric patients (< 16 years) who visited the emergency department and subsequently had pathologically confirme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2017-00101.pdf |