Using pentraxin-3 for diagnosing acute appendicitis and predicting perforation: A prospective comparative methodological study.
CONCLUSION: The diagnostic performance of Pentraxin-3 for acute appendicitis and the predictive performance for perforation were higher than white blood cell count, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and interleukin-6.
PMID: 31942733 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery : TJTES - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Gul VO, Destek S Tags: Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg Source Type: research