Discriminatory capacity of serum interleukin-6 between complicated and uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children: a prospective validation study.

Javier Arredondo MonteroGiuseppa AntonaAdriana Rivero MarcoteguiCarlos Bardají PascualMónica Bronte AnautRaquel Ros BrionesAmaya Fernández-CelisNatalia López-AndrésNerea Martín-Calvo

Published in: World journal of pediatrics : WJP (2022)

Serum IL-6 has a good performance in discerning between complicated and uncomplicated PAA. A score including clinical and radiological variables may increase the diagnostic performance of this molecule.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
young adults