Table 1 Patient demographic characteristics
From: Using inferior epigastric vascular anatomical landmarks for anterior inguinal hernia repair
Characteristics | TTIPP group | VALTIPP group | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Cases (n) | 120 | 110 | 0.69 |
Hernias (n) | 126 | 118 | 0.58 |
Age, years | 69.5 ± 5.3 | 69.8 ± 6.1 | 0.325 |
Men/women (n) | 112/8 | 105/5 | 0.612 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 2.3 | 24.1 ± 2.5 | 0.156 |
Site of lesion (n) | |||
Unilateral/bilateral | 114/6 | 102/8 | 0.531 |
Right/left | 70/44 | 63/39 | 0.645 |
Type of hernia (n) | |||
Direct | 78 | 73 | 0.368 |
Indirect | 35 | 31 | 0.412 |
Femoral | 3 | 4 | 0.172 |
Combined | 10 | 10 | 0.238 |
Mean operation time, mean ± SD (min) | 53.84 ± 10.64 | 42.52 ± 9.15 | 0.028 |
Postoperative hospital stay, (days) | 2 ± 0.52 | 2 ± 0.37 | 0.165 |