Jawad Aslam, Hassan Zaman, Muhammad Ubaid, Aminullah.
Reactive Protein can be use as a Diagnostic Tool for Acute Appendicitis.
National J Life Health Sci Jan ;1(1):13-5.

Background: Diagnosing and treating appendicitis is a common surgical emergency. Based on a thorough history, physical examination, test results, and imaging studies, an accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis can be made. Correct diagnosis is frequently challenging since the patient's age and the location of the appendix might affect the clinical presentation. This study aimed to determine the C- reactive protein's clinical usefulness as an appendicitis diagnostic test. Materials and Methods: An eight (08) months cross-sectional study was performed done between March and October, 2021. The study was conducted at the tertiary care hospital. In this study, 116 patients were included. Clinical details, examination, and history were noted. All patients having negative HBsAg, and Anti-HCV, required emergency surgery irrespective of age and gender were included in the study. All collected data were entered and analyzed through Microsoft Excel 2016.Results: A total of 116 appendicitis patients were studied in which majority patients were in age range from 18-30 years with 62.1% and 37.9% were observed in age between 31 to 45 years. Male patients were found frequently with 56.9%. CRP was positive in majority patients with 84.4% acute appendicitis. Conclusion: Acute appendicitis is not likely to be recognized in preoperative instances with increased CRP values. When a patient is suspected of having acute appendicitis, a standard laboratory test assessing CRP should be implemented. Acute appendicitis can be diagnosed with this test and utilized as a surgical indication marker.

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