Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Assessment of its diagnostic accuracy.

Nelly Esquivel-Esquivel Gabriel Horta-Baas

Published in: Archivos argentinos de pediatria (2022)

The NLR alone is not sufficiently accurate to confirm or rule out the presence of AA. However, the NLR can be used together with other tests to select patients in whom further study is necessary.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis