Table 1 Selection criteria
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
● Scheduled (non-emergency) and laparoscopic bariatric surgery, cholecystectomy surgery, surgical treatment of esophageal hiatal hernia, and abdominal hernia repair. | ● Alcohol abuse |
● Autoimmune diseases | |
● Present history of malignancies | |
● Chronic inflammatory diseases | |
● Chronic infectious diseases (HIV, HBV, HCV) | |
● Willingness to participate in the study and comply with the study by signing a written informed consent | |
● Available for follow-up visits over 1 year for the prospective cohort and 4 years for the validation cohort. |