Hyponatremia-A New Diagnostic Marker for Complicated Acute Appendicitis in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Sachit Anand (Author), Nellai Krishnan (Author), Jana Ròs Birley (Author), Goran Tintor (Author), Minu Bajpai (Author), Zenon Pogorelić (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acute appendicitis in the pediatric population remains a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Despite many biochemical markers, imaging modalities and scoring systems, initial misdiagnosis and complication rates are high in children. This suggests the need for investigations directed tow...