The Diagnostic Value of Presepsin in Acute Appendicitis and Reference Ranges for Healthy Children.

Yılmaz SeçilmişPinar SağiroğluAhmet Burak DoğanSeda GümüştekinMehmet Adnan Öztürk

Published in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (2022)

Presepsin is not a suitable marker for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. We observed that serum presepsin levels were not elevated in paediatric appendicitis, which is a local infection, in contrast to previous studies.

Keyphrases

young adults
intensive care unit
magnetic resonance
emergency department