Uric Acid and Surgical Prognosis

Sex-specific Associations of Preoperative Serum Uric Acid Levels with Mortality and Morbidity in Non-cardiac Surgeries

Preoperative serum uric acid significantly impacted mortality and morbidity in non-cardiac surgery.

Preoperative SUA levels demonstrate a nonlinear, sex-specific relationship with postoperative outcomes in non-cardiac surgery.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 18 years or older
• Patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergency surgery
• Pregnancy
• Cadavers
• Patients with missing preoperative SUA values or no follow-up after surgery