title: Do basic laboratory tests add value in predicting the severity of appendicitis in an adult patient population and does it make a difference in how severity is defined?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, USA.
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Engel
authors.forename: E Kenneth
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Hatton
authors.forename: Josh J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Knudson
authors.forename: Brian J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Doepker
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guenther
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult