Preoperative White Blood Cell Count in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Its Relation to Survival following Surgery

This study suggests that patients with WBC count ≥11 ×109/L prior to surgery for intact AAA have a higher 30-day mortality compared to patients with WBC <11 ×109/L. We could not identify any substantial difference in long-term survival when excluding 30-day mortality. We did not observe any association between preoperative WBC count and case fatality or long-term survival in patients undergoing surgery for rAAA. No sex differences in WBC were found.