Value of CA-125 Glycoprotein in Predicting Acute Appendicitis; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study.

Conclusion: Considering the lower levels of CA-125 in patients with AA compared with NAA cases and also weak screening performance characteristics, it seems that it could not be considered as an accurate screening tool in this regard.
PMID: 31432034 [PubMed]

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - August 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Pouraghaei M, Shahsavarinia K, Kakaei F, Gholipour-Khalili S, Mohammadpour B, Moharamzadeh P, Balafar M Tags: Arch Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research