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Role of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Paediatric Patients in H. Adam Malik Medan Central General Hospital

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DOI: 10.18535/ijmsci/v5i3.06· Pages: 3591-3595· Vol. 5, No. 3, (2018)· Published: March 30, 2018
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Abstract

Acute appendicitis in paediatric patient is among the causal of abdominal emergency which requires immediate operation (Victor, et al, 2012; Ballester et al., 2009; Huckins et al., 2013). The incidence of acute appendicitis in paediatric patient in the world ranges from 1 to 8 % of all pediatric patients coming to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute abdominal pain (Jangra et al., 2013). Appendicitis is rare in children under 5 years, and very rare in the first year of life. In some instances, boys are more than girls around 55% to 65% of patients (Stevenson, Edward, 2003). The incidence rate of perforated appendicitis in the age group of children is about 30% to 40%. Appendicitis in the neonate is very rare, and the surgeon should be careful of the accompanying conditions, such as Hirschsprung’s disease and necrotic enterocolitis. (Stevenson, Edward, 2003).

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Desiree Anggia Paramita
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Desiree Anggia Paramita
Surgery Resident of University of North Sumatra,
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Erjan Fikri
Paediatric Surgery Division of Faculty of Medicine University of North Sumatra – H. Adam Malik Medan Central General Hospital,
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Zulfikar Lubis
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Clinical Pathology Division of Faculty of Medicine University of North Sumatra
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