Table 2 Patient Complications
From: Day-surgery inguinal hernia repair in the elderly: single centre experience
N = 292 | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Under 75 121 (41.4%) | 75 - 85 133 (45.5%) | Over 85 38 (13%) |
Recurrence | 4 (3.3%) | 9 (6.7%) | 1 (2.6%) |
Wound infection | 1 (0.8%) | 5 (3.7%) | 2 (5.2%) |
Wound hematoma | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.6%) |
Nerve entrapment | 3 (2.5%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.6%) |
Mesh infection | 2 (1.6%) | 3(2.2%) | 1 (2.6%) |
Severe bleeding | 1 (0.8%) | 3(2.2%) | 1 (2.6%) |
Arrhythmia | 0 | 1 (0.75%) | 2 (5.2%) |