Introduction: Acute appendicitis is largely a clinical diagnosis, but has a high negative appendicectomy rate of 10-30%. If diagnosis is delayed, it can lead to serious complications like abscess formation, perforation and gangrene. Currently, there is a lack of quick and easy to use ancillary tests to predict complicated cases. Platelet parameters are a promising tool to predict complications and support clinical decision making. Hence, they should be evaluated for the same. Aim: To evaluate pl