Table 1 Patient baseline demographic, clinical and hernia characteristics for all patients (n = 1018), recurrences* (n = 47) with significative risk factors (p value), and comparison between IH (n = 665) and PH (n = 353).

From: Predictive factors of recurrence for laparoscopic repair of primary and incisional ventral hernias with single mesh from a multicenter study

 

All patients

Recurrence*

Hernia type

n = 1018

n = 47

P value

IH (n = 665, 65%)

PH (n = 353, 35%)

P value

Age (years, median [Q1–Q3])

62 (51–71)

64 (50–72)

n.s

65 (54–73)

55 (44–67)

 < 0.001

Age years, mean ± SD (range)

60.4 ± 13.6 (20–92)

61.5 ± 13.7 (37–90)

n.s

63.1 ± 12.6 (28–92)

55.4 ± 14.0 (20–83)

 < 0.001

Sex

Male

506 (49.7)

24 (51.1)

n.s

310 (46.6)

196 (55.5)

0.007

Female

512 (50.3)

23 (48.9)

355 (53.4)

157 (44.5)

BMI (mean kg/m2)

Normal < 30

622 (61.1)

28 (59.6)

n.s

421 (63.3)

201 (56.9)

0.031

Obesity ≥ 30

363 (35.7)

19 (40.4)

221 (33.2)

142 (40.2)

BMI mean [± SD]

28.5 ± 5.5 (17–69)

28.5 ± 5.5 (20–43.5)

n.s

28.2 ± 5.5 (17–69)

29 ± 5.4 (18–49)

0.030

ASA class

I

186 (18.3)

8 (17.0)

n.s

96 (14.4)

90 (25.5)

 < 0.001

II

609 (59.8)

29 (61.7)

409 (61.5)

200 (56.7)

III

216 (21.2)

8 (17.0)

156 (23.5)

60 (17.0)

IV

3 (0.3)

1 (2.1)

2 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

Clinical comorbidities

COPD

47 (4.6)

1 (2.1)

n.s

31 (4.7)

16 (4.5)

n.s

Cardiac comorbidities

86 (8.4)

3 (6.4)

n.s

62 (9.3)

24 (6.8)

n.s

Diabetes mellitus

119 (11.7)

3 (6.4)

n.s

81 (12.2)

38 (10.8)

n.s

Hypertension

430 (42.2)

22 (46.8)

n.s

290 (43.6)

140 (39.7)

n.s

Current smoker

246 (24.2)

10 (21.3)

n.s

130 (19.5)

116 (32.9)

 < 0.001

Oral anticoagulant

44 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

n.s

30 (4.5)

14 (4.0)

n.s

Steroid therapy

14 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

n.s

12 (1.8)

2 (0.6)

n.s

Radiotherapy

11 (1.1)

1 (2.1)

n.s

9 (1.4)

2 (0.6)

n.s

Chirrosis

7 (0.7)

1 (2.1)

n.s

6 (0.9)

1 (0.3)

n.s

Hernia characteristics

PH

353 (34.7)

3 (6.4)

 < 0.001

0 (0.0)

353 (100.0)

–

Primary IH

560 (55.0)

33 (70.2)

560 (84.2)

0 (0.0)

Recurrent IH

105 (10.3)

11 (23.4)

105 (15.8)

0 (0.0)

Swiss cheese

178 (17.5)

6 (12.8)

n.s

169 (25.4)

9 (2.5)

 < 0.001

Adhesion syndrome

89 (8.7)

7 (14.9)

n.s

77 (11.6)

12 (3.4)

 < 0.001

Hernia defect size

W1 (< 4 cm)

506 (49.7)

16 (34.0)

0.073

192 (28.9)

314 (89.0)

 < 0.001

W2 (≥ 4 to < 10 cm)

384 (37.7)

22 (46.8)

348 (52.3)

36 (10.2)

W3 (≥ 10 cm)

128 (12.6)

9 (19.1)

125 (18.8)

3 (0.8)

Hernia localization

Medial

913 (89.7)

38 (80.9)

0.082

573 (86.2)

340 (96.3)

 < 0.001

Lateral

84 (8.3)

8 (17.0)

81 (12.2)

3 (0.8)

Combined

21 (2.1)

1 (2.1)

11 (1.7)

10 (2.8)

Border hernia

47 (4.6)

5 (10.6)

0.044

46 (6.9)

1 (0.3)

 < 0.001

  1. *Comparison with all patients without recurrence (n = 971).
  2. Data presented were n (%), unless specified. Q1; first quartile, Q3; third quartiles; BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; n.s., not significative.
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