General Surgery

1. Role of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio and platelet lymphocyte ratio as prognostic markers in acute appendicitis severity.
2. Comparative outcomes of laparoscopic vs. open surgery in complicated appendicitis: impact on surgical site infections.
3. Impact of sarcopenia (CT-based muscle mass assessment) on outcomes after major abdominal surgery.
4. Serum procalcitonin as a marker for predicting surgical site infection following clean-contaminated surgeries.
5. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy vs conventional dressings in diabetic foot ulcer healing rates.
6. C-reactive protein kinetics as early predictor of anastomotic leak after colorectal surgery.
7. Prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in surgical wound infections and outcomes with tailored antibiotic therapy.
8. Correlation of vitamin D deficiency with wound healing outcomes in major abdominal surgeries.
9. Impact of frailty scoring on morbidity and mortality in polytrauma surgical patients.
10. Correlation of BMI and reproductive history with molecular subtypes of breast cancer.
11. Comparative outcomes of hemithyroidectomy vs. total thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer.
12. Preoperative anxiety and depression as predictors of postoperative pain and recovery in elective general surgery.
13. Sleep quality disturbances in surgical inpatients and their effect on wound healing and recovery.
14. Preoperative ultrasound liver stiffness as a predictor of postoperative complications in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.
15. Role of serum albumin-to-fibrinogen ratio as an early marker of surgical site infection in clean-contaminated abdominal surgeries.
16. Association of metabolic syndrome with aggressiveness and recurrence in thyroid carcinoma.
17. Role of preoperative neutrophil–albumin ratio in predicting postoperative complications after emergency laparotomy.
18. Predictive value of serum lactate levels in early postoperative mortality after major abdominal surgery.
19. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols and their effect on length of hospital stay in gastrointestinal surgery.
20. Correlation of visceral fat area on CT with postoperative wound complications in abdominal surgery.
21. Incidence and predictors of postoperative delirium in elderly surgical patients.
22. Role of point-of-care ultrasound in early detection of postoperative intra-abdominal collections.
23. Comparison of early vs delayed feeding after gastrointestinal anastomosis.
24. Predictors of conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis.
25. Impact of perioperative glycemic variability on surgical site infection rates.
26. Role of thromboelastography in predicting perioperative bleeding risk in major surgery.
27. Outcomes of mesh vs non-mesh repair in contaminated ventral hernia surgery.
28. Clinical predictors of prolonged ileus following abdominal surgery.
29. Effect of smoking cessation duration on postoperative pulmonary complications.
30. Comparison of stapled vs hand-sewn intestinal anastomosis in emergency bowel surgery.
31. Preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing as a predictor of surgical morbidity.
32. Incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury and its impact on surgical outcomes.
33. Role of serum lactate monitoring in predicting surgical sepsis outcomes.
34. Impact of perioperative anemia correction on recovery after major abdominal surgery.
35. Predictors of recurrence after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
36. Association of sarcopenic obesity with postoperative complications in cancer surgery.
37. Early mobilization protocols and their effect on thromboembolic events after surgery.
38. Outcomes of damage control surgery in polytrauma patients.
39. Predictive value of frailty index in emergency general surgery.
40. Impact of intraoperative hypothermia on postoperative infection rates.
41. Preoperative functional capacity as a determinant of surgical recovery.