Objective: Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common surgical emergencies. Despite extraordinary advances in modern investigations, the accurate diagnosis of AA remains an enigmatic challenge. The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of inflammatory parameters [C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)], ultrasound (US) and Alvarado score (AS) in reducing the rate of negative appendectomies. Material and Methods:Two hundred seventy-eight patients were included in this study. Patients were separated into two main groups as the surgery group (n=184) and non-operative group (n=94). Complete blood count, ESR and PCT levels were assessed, abdominal US was performed and AS was calculated for all patients. Results:In the surgery group, clinical predictive factors for histopathologic results such as AS ≥7, AA signs on US, neutrophilia and leukocytosis were significant. Neutrophilia and leukocytosis had the highest accuracy rate among these factors. Inflammatory parameters were not predictive for histopathologic results, although higher CRP and PCT levels were significant in perforated and necrotizing appendicitis. Multifactorial regression analyses showed that AS was not of significant predictive value in the non-operative group. Conclusion:There was no superiority of AS and/or US in the diagnosis of AA. Recent findings have shown the most reliable parameters in the diagnosis of AA to be primarily 'neutrophilia' and secondarily 'leukocytosis'. Other results of this study indicated that inflammatory parameters (CRP, PCT, ESR) were not superior to other parameters but CRP and PCT levels were significantly high in complicated cases.
AMAÇBu çalışmada, kan S100B ve laktat değerlerinin çocuk ve erişkin minör kafa travması sonrasında düzeylerinin belirlenmesi ve bilgisayarlı beyin tomografi (BBT) ile karşılaş-tırılması amaçlandı. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEMBu çalışmada, Ankara Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Acil Servisi'ne başvuran, 100 kafa travması hastası geriye dö-nük olarak incelendi. BULGULAR S100B için kesim noktası 0-0,15 ve laktat için 0,9-1,5 alındığında; bireylerin %42'sinde S100B'nin yüksek ve %56'sında laktat'ın yüksek olduğu saptandı. Hastaların %12'si 18 yaş ve altı, %88'i 18 yaş üstündeydi. Yaş grupları arasında S100B ve laktat açısından anlamlı farklılık bulunamadı. BBT ile S100B ve laktat düzeyle-ri ilişkilendirildiğinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki saptanmadı. SONUÇBuna göre minör kafa travmalarında serum S100B ve laktat yüksekliği belirlenmesi klinik muayene veya BBT kullanı-mının yerini alamaz ve minör kafa travmalarında S100B ve laktatın prognoz tahminlerinde güvenilir işaretleyiciler olmadığı kanaatindeyiz.Anahtar Sözcükler: Laktat; minör kafa travması; s100B.
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