A study revealed that the immature granulocyte percentage serves as a reliable biomarker for distinguishing complicated from uncomplicated acute appendicitis. With a specificity of 92% at a cut-off value of 0.6, this biomarker outperformed other indicators, such as the immature granulocyte count and procalcitonin levels. Data collection involved patients diagnosed with appendicitis over a year, highlighting the significant differences in blood work between the two groups, emphasizing the biomarker’s predictive efficacy.
Patients who needed emergency general surgery within 60 days of a pulmonary embolism had more major complications than those operated on later, in a national database study.
Among 3,785 patients who had emergency general surgery after acute pulmonary embolism, those operated on at least 60 days later had markedly fewer major adverse events (adjusted OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.37–0.55).
Appendix, Gallbladder and Surgical Emergencies3 Nov 2026
