D-Dimer in inguinal hernias

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to find out whether there was a correlation between D-Dimer (DD) and inguinal hernia.Material and Methods: Demographic data, direction of hernia, type of hernia, presence of local coexisting pathology, familyhistory of hernia, presence of chronic disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hard labour / sports history,body mass index (BMI) of the patients operated for inguinal hernia are recorded: some labarotory parameters (DD) in blood,CRP, ESR, WBC, neutrophil ratio ( NR ), erythrocyte distribution range ( RDW ), AST, ALT, ALP, GGT ) and their correlation withthe patient features were analyzed. The results were analysed using the SPSS statistical program. The correlation betweenthe groups was evaluated by Chi-square test. p