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Table 3 Preoperative values

From: Diagnostic value of blood inflammatory markers for detection of acute appendicitis in children

mean ± SD (median) [min-max]

Nonsurgical abdominal pain

Early appendicitis

Suppurative appendicitis

Perforative appendicitis

WBC count [x103/μl]

11.5 ± 5.9 (9.5) [5.4–22.5]

14.5 ± 5.1 (12.6) [5.1–48.6]

17.1 ± 4.8 (17.1) [4.5–27.5]

20.3 ± 7.5 (20.2) [5.3–37.4]

ESR [mm/h]

19.3 ± 10.5 (17.0) [6.0–34.0]

29.9 ± 10.2 (22.0) [5.0–73.0]

26.2 ± 14.6 (27.0) [8.0–45.0]

60.0 ± 24.7 (57.0) [20.0–95.0]

CRP [mg/l]

10.8 ± 15.1 (5.0) [5.9–66.0]

19.9 ± 19.5 (9.9) [5.0–106.0]

28.7 ± 25.1 (17.0) [5.0–92.0]

77.7 ± 49.4 (72.0) [5.0–203.0]

IL-6 [pg/ml]

3.8 ± 4.3 (2.5) [0.0–12.2]

15.3 ± 23.2 (5.9) [0.0–112.0]

29.5 ± 34.4 (18.5) [0.0–109.8]

70.3 ± 104.9 (32.5) [9.0–472.0]

TNF alpha [U/ml]

47.4 ± 31.8 (40.0) [6.0–117.9]

81.5 ± 57.6 (40.0) [40.0–279.0]

90.3 ± 69.7 (67.5) [2.6–313.8]

138.6 ± 64.4 (147.0) [40.0–317.0]

Acid alpha1 glycoprotein [g/l]

1.0 ± 0.4 (1.0) [0.5–1.8]

1.3 ± 0.3 (1.3) [0.5–2.4]

1.3 ± 0.3 (1.3) [0.5–1.9]

1.9 ± 0.6 (1.7) [1.4–2.8]

Endotoxin [pg/ml]

13.8 ± 12.8 (6.0) [6.0–45.0]

11.8 ± 15.9 (4.5) [4.0–70.0]

12.4 ± 12.5 (4.0) [4.0–34.0]

34.7 ± 37.5 (21.0) [4.0–100.0]

  1. significant differences are outlined in table 4.