Publication: Leukocytic count in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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Issued Date
1994
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ISSN
1252208
Other identifier(s)
2-s2.0-0028382391
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Scopus
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. Vol 77, No.2 (1994), p.87-91
Suggested Citation
Wattanasirichaigoon S. Leukocytic count in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet. Vol 77, No.2 (1994), p.87-91. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7427
Author(s)
Abstract
Two hundred and thirty-three patients with a pathological diagnosis of acute appendicitis from 1989 to 1990 were reviewed. A comparative series of 235 elective cases who were admitted during the same period, was similarly reviewed. Using these data, the binary tables could be constructed and the cutoff point was obtained by plotting the positive and negative predictive values. This series yielded the clinically significant laboratory findings that the cutoff point of total leukocytic count, percentage of neutrophils and total neutrophilic count were 11,500 mm3, 75 per cent and 8,000 mm3 respectively. Combined specificity of all three tests is higher (95.74%), but the sensitivity is lower (61.55%).
Subject(s)
Acute disease
Adolescent
Adult
Appendicitis
Article
Blood
Female
Human
Leukocyte count
Male
Middle aged
Prediction and forecasting
Retrospective study
Sensitivity and specificity
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Appendicitis
Female
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Adolescent
Adult
Appendicitis
Article
Blood
Female
Human
Leukocyte count
Male
Middle aged
Prediction and forecasting
Retrospective study
Sensitivity and specificity
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Adult
Appendicitis
Female
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity