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  • Title: C-reactive protein in the differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen, especially acute appendicitis.
    Author: al-Saigh AH.
    Journal: J R Coll Surg Edinb; 1992 Aug; 37(4):238-40. PubMed ID: 1383518.
    Abstract:
    Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) was qualitatively determined before surgery in 189 patients undergoing appendicectomy. The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value and overall accuracy of CRP were assessed: CRP had a high specificity (76.3%) but a sensitivity of only 39.7%. CRP may be of value in the assessment of acute abdominal pain, by helping to exclude from surgery those patients with normal appendices.
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