Blood Characteristics and Abdominal Emergency Surgery

Association Between Preoperative Blood Characteristics and Mortality in Abdominal Emergency Surgeries

After surgical tissue damage, cellular blood components are involved in tissue repair processes, yet their preoperative characteristics are not considered in routine clinical practice.

Surgical injuries initiate the recruitment of cellular blood components for tissue repair. Baseline inflammation levels and cellular response to tissue damage are absent from perioperative management algorithms despite their importance in regeneration. This project seeks to examine patients preoperative parameters before surgery and evaluate if there is a correlation with clinical outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients between 18 and 65 years of age at surgery.
• Patients with acute intra-abdominal pathology requiring emergency surgery.
• A complete blood count was performed in the emergency department of our center within 24 hours before surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are users of anticoagulation before admission for any reason
• Patients who have had previous hospitalization or surgery in the last 6 months.