Table 2 Operative characteristics: hernia defect and mesh dimensions, surgical approach, wound and hernia defect characteristics.
Wound characteristics | |
VHWG grade II, n (%) | 40 (53%) |
VHWG grade III, n (%) | 35 (47%) |
Hernia defect characteristics | |
Defect size, mean (range) | 431 cm2 (10–2,190) |
Defect length, mean (range) | 21 cm (5–45) |
Defect width, mean (range) | 20 cm (2–146) |
Mesh dimension, mean (range) | 658 cm2 (70–3,020) |
Surgical procedure time, mean (range) | 185 min (45–540) |
Surgical technique, n (%) | |
Rives–Stoppa | 23 (30.7%) |
Transversus abdominis release (TAR) | 25 (33.3%) |
External oblique release | 9 (12.0%) |
Open intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) | 13 (17.3%) |
Endoscopic repair | 1 (1.3%) |
Laparoscopic repair | 1 (1.3%) |
Not reported | 3 (4.0%) |
Mesh positioning, n (%) | |
Intraperitoneal | 14 (19%) |
Onlay | 3 (4%) |
Retrorectus/preperitoneal | 55 (73%) |
Not reported | 3 (4%) |
Recurrent hernia repaired, n (%) | 32 (42.7%) |
Type of hernia, n (%) | |
Incisional hernia | 53 (70.7%) |
Incisional hernia with other concomitant procedures | 15 (20.0%) |
Primary ventral hernia | 1 (1.3%) |
Primary ventral hernia with other concomitant procedures | 1 (1.3%) |
Parastomal hernia | 1 (1.3%) |
Parastomal hernia with other concomitant procedures | 4 (5.3%) |
Hernia location | |
Single location, n (%) | 55 (73%) |
Midline hernias: | |
Subxiphoidal | 7 (12.7%) |
Epigastric | 13 (23.6%) |
Umbilical | 17 (30.9%) |
Infraumbilical | 6 (10.9%) |
Suprapubic | 2 (3.6%) |
Lateral hernias: | |
Subcostal | 1 (1.8%) |
Flank | 1 (1.8%) |
Iliac | 8 (14.5%) |
Lumbar | – |
Multiple locations, n (%) | 20 (27%) |
Concomitant procedures, n (%) | 20 (27%) |
Colostomy | 2 (10%) |
Colostomy reversal | 1 (5%) |
Bowel resection plus colostomy | 1 (5%) |
Bowel resection | 10 (50%) |
Rectal resection | 1 (5%) |
Liver resection/segmentectomy | 2 (10%) |
Spleno-pancreatic resection | 1 (5%) |
Fistula removal | 1 (5%) |
Uretero-enterostomy | 1 (5%) |
