Procalcitonin as an excellent differential marker between uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis in adult patients

Yanxiu Li,Zhongwen Zhang,Iokfai Cheang,Xinli Li

Procalcitonin as an excellent differential marker between uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis in adult patients

2019

Yanxiu Li
Zhongwen Zhang
Iokfai Cheang
Xinli Li

Purpose The aim of this study was to assay the variation of procalcitonin (PCT) in adult patients with uncomplicated and complicated acute appendicitis.

Keywords:

Appendicitis
Surgery
Procalcitonin
Internal medicine
Medicine
optimal treatment
acute appendicitis
Logistic regression
Gastroenterology
Sports medicine
Risk factor
Receiver operating characteristic
adult patients

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