Özden Özgür HOROZ, Dinçer YILDIZTAŞ, Nagehan ASLAN, Sinem SARI GÖKAY, FARUK EKİNCİ, Sevcan ERDEM, Zeliha HAYTOĞLU, Yaşar SERTDEMİR, Hayri YILMAZ

Is there any relationship between initial hematological parameters and severity of scorpion envenomation?

Background and objectives. Most cases of severe scorpion envenomation occur in children and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Excessive systemic inflammatory response, which leads to multiple organ involvement, is an emerging challenge during severe envenomation. The aim of this study was to investigate if there was any relationship between initial hematological parameters and severe envenomation in pediatric patients presenting with scorpion envenomation. Method. This study was performed retrospectively, at the pediatric emergency unit and pediatric intensive care unit of the Çukurova University Medical School in Turkey. Two hundred and fifty-seven cases with scorpion envenomation, and a control group consisting of one hundred and fifteen healthy children were included in the study. Results. White blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and PDW values of patients were higher than the controls (p

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