@article{Paramita_Fikri_Lubis_2018, title={Role of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Paediatric Patients in H. Adam Malik Medan Central General Hospital}, volume={5}, url={http://valleyinternational.net/index.php/ijmsci/article/view/1110}, DOI={10.18535/ijmsci/v5i3.06}, abstractNote={<p>Acute appendicitis in paediatric patient is among the causal of abdominal emergency which requires immediate operation (Victor, et al, 2012; Ballester et al., 2009; Huckins et al., 2013). The incidence of acute appendicitis in paediatric patient in the world ranges from 1 to 8 % of all pediatric patients coming to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute abdominal pain (Jangra et al., 2013). Appendicitis is rare in children under 5 years, and very rare in the first year of life. In some instances, boys are more than girls around 55% to 65% of patients (Stevenson, Edward, 2003). The incidence rate of perforated appendicitis in the age group of children is about 30% to 40%. Appendicitis in the neonate is very rare, and the surgeon should be careful of the accompanying conditions, such as Hirschsprung’s disease and necrotic enterocolitis. (Stevenson, Edward, 2003).</p>}, number={3}, journal={International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention}, author={Paramita, Desiree Anggia and Fikri, Erjan and Lubis, Zulfikar}, year={2018}, month={Mar.}, pages={3591–3595} }