The diagnostic value of complete blood count parameters in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.17, no.4, pp.128-131, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tjem.2017.07.003
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.128-131
- Keywords: Complete blood count, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Emergency medicine
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objectives: Diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients presenting with headache is challenging and there has been any biomarker studied for excluding of SAH in those patients. We aim to determine the sensitivity of leukocytosis or left shift to exclude the diagnosis of SAH in ED patients presenting with headache.