The researchers developed a mouse model that they linked to patient data. The results offer new possibilities for predicting and treating wound healing disorders after surgery. Wound healing disorders are among the most common and most serious complications, particularly after major abdominal surgery, in older people or in patients with diabetes. The human abdomen contains a large population of specialized immune cells that can significantly influence the healing process after injuries and operations. Understanding how the body controls tissue repair not only directly at the wound but also in the rest of the body is therefore of great medical and social importance.