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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| author | Yoon Ho Kim Seon Hee Woo Woon Jeong Lee Seung Hwan Seol Dae Hee Kim June Young Lee Seung Pill Choi |
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| description | 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 confirmed appendicitis from 2005 through 2014. Clinical features, inflammatory markers, including the white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and the Alvarado score were compared between the patients with and without PA regarding their predictability of PA. Results Of 564 pediatric patients with appendicitis, 204 (36.2%) had PAs. The patients with PA had longer duration of symptoms and median length of hospital stay, more frequent nausea and vomiting, and higher median WBC and neutrophil counts, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, ESR, and CRP concentration. Overall, WBC count showed the highest sensitivity of 79.9% and negative predictive value of 82.6%, and CRP concentration had the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.72. Multivariable logistic analysis showed that WBC count > 13.5 × 109/L (odds ratio [OR], 3.27; confidence interval [CI], 1.49-7.18; P = 0.003) and ESR > 15 mm/h (OR, 3.18; 95% CI, 2.13-4.74; P < 0.001) are independent predictors of PA. Conclusion WBC count and ESR might be better predictors of PA in pediatric patients with appendicitis in the emergency department than the Alvarado score and CRP concentration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8644b9385cc64ac29c0dc2be786551942023-04-04T23:44:08ZengKorean Society of Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine Journal2383-48972508-55062017-12-0142515710.22470/pemj.2017.0010150High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in childrenYoon Ho Kim0Seon Hee Woo1Woon Jeong Lee2Seung Hwan Seol3Dae Hee Kim4June Young Lee5Seung Pill Choi6Department of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, KoreaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, KoreaPurpose 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 confirmed appendicitis from 2005 through 2014. Clinical features, inflammatory markers, including the white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and the Alvarado score were compared between the patients with and without PA regarding their predictability of PA. Results Of 564 pediatric patients with appendicitis, 204 (36.2%) had PAs. The patients with PA had longer duration of symptoms and median length of hospital stay, more frequent nausea and vomiting, and higher median WBC and neutrophil counts, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, ESR, and CRP concentration. Overall, WBC count showed the highest sensitivity of 79.9% and negative predictive value of 82.6%, and CRP concentration had the highest area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.72. Multivariable logistic analysis showed that WBC count > 13.5 × 109/L (odds ratio [OR], 3.27; confidence interval [CI], 1.49-7.18; P = 0.003) and ESR > 15 mm/h (OR, 3.18; 95% CI, 2.13-4.74; P < 0.001) are independent predictors of PA. Conclusion WBC count and ESR might be better predictors of PA in pediatric patients with appendicitis in the emergency department than the Alvarado score and CRP concentration.http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2017-00101.pdfblood sedimentationemergenciesleukocyte countpediatricsperforated appendicitisprognosis |
| spellingShingle | Yoon Ho Kim Seon Hee Woo Woon Jeong Lee Seung Hwan Seol Dae Hee Kim June Young Lee Seung Pill Choi High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal blood sedimentation emergencies leukocyte count pediatrics perforated appendicitis prognosis |
| title | High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children |
| title_full | High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children |
| title_fullStr | High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children |
| title_full_unstemmed | High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children |
| title_short | High white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children |
| title_sort | high white blood cell count and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are associated with perforated appendicitis in children |
| topic | blood sedimentation emergencies leukocyte count pediatrics perforated appendicitis prognosis |
| url | http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2017-00101.pdf |
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