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To investigate the efficacy of WBC, PLR and NLR for use in the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis and renal colic in the emergency department.

This study was conducted after consent was received from the Cukurova University Medicine Faculty Noninvasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee. In this study, 440 patients for whom file data could be accessed in the hospital automation and archive system who were admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain were included.

Of the 440 patients included in this study, 59.5% were male and 40.5% were female. The average age of the patients was 37.74±13.39 years. According to the pathological diagnosis, 207 patients were diagnosed with acute appendicitis. When the efficacy of differential diagnosis using hematological parameters was examined with ROC analysis, the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) value had the strongest predictive ability (AUC, 0.716, SS=0.024, 95% GA 0.668-0.764). After NLR, the platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) value was the second-best concerning predictive ability for differential diagnosis (AUC, 0.608 SS=0.027, 95%, GA 0.555-0.661).

Patients with acute appendicitis and renal colic often present to the emergency department with abdominal pain. While patients with acute appendicitis are usually treated with surgical methods, medical treatment is used for renal colic in the acute period. The differential diagnosis of these two patient groups is important. We believe that the PLR and NLR values can be used when an exact differential diagnosis cannot be made.

Patients with acute appendicitis and renal colic often present to the emergency department with abdominal pain. While patients with acute appendicitis are usually treated with surgical methods, medical treatment is used for renal colic in the acute period. The differential diagnosis of these two patient groups is important. We believe that the PLR and NLR values can be used when an exact differential diagnosis cannot be made.

Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency. There is no adequate information to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on acute appendicitis and its surgical management. The present comparative study reports successful appendectomy and infection control in patients with appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic and last year covering the same period.

This retrospective observational study was conducted in acute appendicitis-treated patients from 13.03.19 to 13.05.19 and from 13.03.20 to 13.05.20, respectively.

This study included 150 patients (110 patients in 2019; 40 patients in 2020 (during COVID-19 pandemic)). The patients were named as Group A (Normal period) and Group B (Pandemic period), respectively. The groups were comparable as there was no significant difference between the mean age, mean BMI, and mean length of stay. find more There is a significant difference between the comorbidities of Group A and Group B (p=0.033). There was no significant difference between the labor both suspected and confirmed cases.

Diagnosis and treatment of emergency surgical pathologies should be addressed within hours, and the prognosis of the patient may deteriorate further in cases of delay. Easy and effective markers are needed in this regard. Our aim in this study is to evaluate the CRP/albumin ratio and the usability of hematological parameters in predicting prognosis in emergency surgical patients in intensive care.

This study was performed by retrospectively scanning the files of the patients who were followed up in the intensive care unit. Patients hospitalized after emergency surgery were taken as 'emergency group' and patients hospitalized after elective major surgery were taken as 'control group'. In addition to the demographic characteristics of the patients, the length of hospitalization in the intensive care unit, whether there was a need for mechanical ventilation, platelet/lymphocyte (P/L), neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L), C-reactive protein (CRP)/albumin values were recorded and the values of both groups were compared statistically.

In this study, 341 patients were included, of which 111 were emergency (32.6%) (Group 1), 230 were elective (67.4%) (Group 2) cases. When the emergency and elective cases were compared, the average CRP/albumin value was 49.05 in Group 1 and 32.8 in Group 2 (p=0.001). N/L values were 11.9 in Group 1 and 9.87 in Group 2 (p=0.04). When looking at another hematological parameter, P/L, it was found 272.62 in Group 1 and 229.17 in Group 2 (p=0.03). Hospitalization days were 13.61 days in Group 1, while 12.43 days in Group 2. When CRP/albumin >40, its sensitivity was determined as 80.49% and its selectivity as 67.22% (p<0.001).

The CRP/albumin ratio can be used as an effective marker in determining the urgency of surgical cases and predicting mortality.

The CRP/albumin ratio can be used as an effective marker in determining the urgency of surgical cases and predicting mortality.

There is no consensus on the optimal treatment of Tillaux-Chaput fractures. The results of our cases treated with mini-open surgery (open reduction and internal fixation) concerning efficacy and complications, we aim to compare other procedures (open, percutaneous, and arthroscopy-assisted) with the literature data and to look for an answer to the question of whether the primary treatment can be mini-open surgery.

Between the years 2014 and 2017, 22 of 30 patients with Tillaux-Chaput fractures were treated using mini-open surgery, open reduction and internal fixation with one cannulated screw. These cases were retrospectively examined concerning age, sex, side, surgery duration, complications, and American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS). Functional results were statistically evaluated 12 months after the injury. Follow-up included a clinical examination, imaging and AOFAS.

Of the patients, 14 were male (63.6%) and eight were female (36.4%). The mean age of the patients was 13.8 years. The mean tly treated with mini-open surgery. We recommend mini-open surgery, complete anatomical reduction, and internal fixation for successful results.