Table 3 Association of surgical methods and risk of reoperation.

From: Surgical methods and outcomes of inguinal hernia repair in children, adolescents and young adults in a retrospective cohort study

 

No. of participants

No. of reoperation (%)

P-value

cHR (95%CI)

aHR (95%CI)

Sex

  

0.480

  

Male

2587

21(0.81)

 

1.00

1.00

Female

662

3(0.45)

 

0.57(0.17–1.91)

0.76(0.22–2.67)

Age group, years

  

0.003

  

< 3

954

12(1.26)

 

5.84(1.65–20.68)

6.40(1.66–24.61)

3–9

1412

3(0.21)

 

1.00

1.00

10–19

458

2(0.44)

 

2.13(0.36–12.75)

0.44(0.04–4.44)

20–25

425

7(1.65)

 

8.05(2.08–31.15)

1.67(0.22–12.61)

Bilateral

  

0.003

  

No

2196

23(1.05)

 

10.94(1.48–81.04)

11.09(1.46–84.30)

Yes

1053

1(0.09)

 

1.00

1.00

Anemia

  

0.030

  

No

3212

22(0.68)

 

1.00

1.00

Yes

37

2(5.41)

 

8.22(1.93-35.00)

8.58(1.94–38.05)

Surgical approach

  

0.117

  

Open

611

8(1.31)

 

1.00

1.00

Laparoscopic

2638

16(0.61)

 

0.46(0.20–1.07)

0.51(0.12–2.19)

Surgical technique

  

0.068

  

Sac high ligation

2421

14(0.58)

 

1.00

1.00

Tension free repair

828

10(1.21)

 

2.17(0.97–4.89)

2.83(0.35–22.75)

  1. Adjusted for sex, age group, bilateral hernia, anemia, surgical approach and technique.
  2. cHR crude hazard ratio, aHR adjusted hazard ratio, CI confidence interval.