AB078. Circulating fibrocytes are predictors of acute appendicitis in adult patients

Background: Improved diagnostic biomarkers are required for acute appendicitis (AA). A recent publication by right iliac fossa pain treatment (RIFT) study group has demonstrated that predictors for appendicitis are lacking. Circulating fibrocyte percentage (CFP) is increased in inflammatory states but has not been studied in acute appendicitis. This study aimed to determine CFP in AA, compare diagnostic accuracy of CFP with standard serological biomarkers and identifying predictors of AA.