Negative Appendicectomy Rate and Surgery Despite Negative Triple-Screen Inflammatory Markers in Children: A Single-Centre Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction The negative appendicectomy rate (NAR) is an important measure of diagnostic accuracy and quality of care. Diagnosing appendicitis in children remains challenging due to frequently atypical and non-specific clinical presentations. Despite advances in clinical scoring and imaging, NAR in the UK remains high...