%0 Journal Article
%T Diagnostic value of monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and red cell distribution width- lymphocyte ratio against other biomarkers in children with acute appendicitis, cross-sectional study.
%A Duyan M
%A Vural N
%J Trop Doct
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%D Sep 2022 4
%M 36062715
%F 0.828
%R 10.1177/00494755221122489
%X Our study aims to ascertain the diagnostic value of the Monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and red cell distribution width (RDW)-lymphocyte ratio (RLR) by comparing them with other biomarkers in distinguishing patients with and without acute appendicitis (AA). A total of 223 children were recruited in the study conducted according to the Cross-Sectional Study design. Patients under 18 years were assigned to 3 groups; AA, nonspecific abdominal pain (NAP), and a control group. According to the outcome of our research, while C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC), neutrophil count (NEU), neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and MLR had excellent diagnostic power, RLR had acceptable diagnostic power, and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) had only fair diagnostic power. MLR and NLR, which are simple, inexpensive, and easily accessible parameters, can be recommended to be used together with other biomarkers in diagnosing AA in children.