Controlled clinical study to evaluate the utility of the platelet distribution width (PDW) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal urgency around the world. Recent studies have investigated the efficacy of platelet distribution width (PDW) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. To determine if there is a correlation between PDW and the diagnosis of patients with acute appendicitis and to define their relation to the phases of appendicitis. A case-controlled study was conducted in two population groups with 41 patients older than 18 years of age diagnosed with acute appendicitis (group I) and 41 healthy patients (group II). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 21. An average age of 37.27 ± 15.6 years was observed. The largest number of cases with acute appendicitis were presented in phase III. The total number of leukocytes and the percentage of neutrophils presented significant differences in the statistics. It was observed that there is no association between the appendicitis phase and the PDW values. There are no differences between PDW values of patients with acute appendicitis compared to healthy patients, nor PDW ratio with the phases of appendicitis.