D-Dimer in inguinal hernias

Aim: This study aimed to find out whether there was a correlation between D-Dimer and inguinal hernia. Material and Methods: Demographic data, direction of hernia, type of hernia, presence of local coexisting pathology, family history 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 ( D-Dimer (DD) in blood, CRP, ESR, WBC, neutrophil ratio ( NR ), erythrocyte distribution range ( RDW ), AST, ALT, ALP, GGT ) and their correlation with the patient features were analyzed. The results were analysed using the SPSS statistical program. The correlation between the groups was evaluated by Chi-square test. p