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Table 2 Preoperative and postoperative symptoms assessed using 0–10 visual analogue scale

From: Laparoscopic fixation of biological mesh at hiatus with glue and suture during hiatal hernia repair

Symptom

Preoperative

2–4 weeks

6ms

Heartburn

5.20 (3.92–6.47)

0.56 (0.13–1.00)*

0.48 (0.10–1.10)*

Chest pain

2.74 (1.58–3.88)

0.16 (0.02–0.38)*

0.28 (0.06–0.44)*

Regurgitation

3.62(1.84–4.32)

0.14(0.06–0.20)*

0.18(0.08–0.32)*

Acid reflux

5.70(3.82–7.80)

0.12(0.02–0.22)*

0.10(0.02–0.26)*

Dysphagia

/

0.57 (0.04–1.09)

0.14 (0.04–0.22)

Satisfactory score

/

8.36 (7.20–9.60)

8.18 (7.08–9.24)

  1. All data are expressed as mean (95% CI’s); * P < 0.01 Compared to preoperative data