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Fecha de recibo: Mayo 16 de 2006 Se diseñó un estudio prospectivo para valorar las ca-
Fecha de aprobación: Diciembre 15 de 2006 racterísticas operativas de las escalas diagnósticas de
Alvarado (6) y Fenyo (7) para pacientes con dolor en
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SANABRIA Á., BERMÚDEZ C., DOMÍNGUEZ LC., SERNA A.
20,000 25,000
rujano y la decisión final y se recolectaron el tipo de
examen paraclínico utilizado y sus resultados.
Promedio
Graphs by APDEF
Resultados
Valor de neutrófilos según apendicitis Valor de neutrófilos según apendicitis
no sí
A criterio del cirujano se observaron 101 pacientes; de
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Value of the leukocite cell count in patients with abdominal pain suggesting appendicitis
Abstract
Introduction: The leukocyte count and neutrophile percentage repeated determination in patients with abdo-
minal pain suggesting acute appendicitis is a common practice in emergency services.
Materials and methods: Initial and repeated control blood cell counts were performed in 32 patients subjected
to observation in a cohort of 374. Results were compared using the Wilcoxon test for paired samples.
Results: The value of the leukocyte and neutrophile repeated counts diminishes during the observation period,
independent of the final outcome of the patient.
Conclusions: The use of the repeated leukocyte and neutrophile count in patients suspected of having acute appendicitis
that are subjected to observation does not seem to be useful to determine the final outcome of the patient.
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SANABRIA Á., BERMÚDEZ C., DOMÍNGUEZ LC., SERNA A.
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