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Predicting complicated acute diverticulitis with the HALP score: A retrospective study
Aziz Mutlu Barlas1, Saygın Altıner1, Abdurrahman Başpınar1
1Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
Objective:
HALP score is a scoring system consisting of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte and platelet. It is different from other prognostic markers because it provides information about both inflammation and immunonutrition status. This study aims to evaluate the severity of the disease and the level of prognosis in patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis.
Material Methods:
190 patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis between January 2017 and June 2023 were included in the study. The patients were divided into two separate groups according to the Hinchey classification. The prognostic effect of inflammatory markers and HALP score was examined.
Result:
The median values of C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, neutrophil count, HALP score, and hospitalization duration were significantly higher in patients diagnosed with complicated diverticulitis than in those diagnosed with uncomplicated diverticulitis. (p < 0.001, p = 0.045, p = 0.004, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). The distinguishing feature of the HALP score in predicting the complexity of the diagnosis of diverticulitis was evaluated using ROC analysis. Area Under Curve (AUC) value was found to be 0.723 (p < 0.001). According to the ROC curve, the sensitivity and specificity for the cut-off value of HALP score ≤44.1 were 66.7 % and 75.0 %, respectively.
Conclusion:
HALP score is an inexpensive parameter that can be used safely to determine the severity and prognosis of acute diverticulitis.
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