Neutrophil vacuolization in peripheral blood smear assessed with May Grnwald-Giemsa stain has direct correlation with the severity of hemorrhagic shock and serum lactate in trauma patients

Tissue trauma induces migration and activation of neutrophils through specific mediators. Vacuolated neutrophils in peripheral blood smear of septic patients correlated with mortality. However, scarce data exist with respect to findings in hemorrhagic shock (HS) trauma patients. The aim of this work was to evaluate the number and size of cytoplasmic and nuclear vacuoles in polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) obtained from a peripheral blood smear...