Table 1.

Grouping of the patients as per the histology of the removed appendix

Group	Operative finding	No. of patients	TLC raised	CRP raised	Percentage of neutrophil count raised	TLC and CRP raised	All normal	All raised
A	Uninflamed appendix	18	8	4	11	2	14	1
B	Inflamed but uncomplicated appendix	79	77	76	78	66	Nil	69
C	Complicated appendix	13	13	12	13	11	Nil	12

TLC - Total leucocyte count, CRP - C-reactive protein