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Table 4 Incisional hernia risk factors in long-term follow up. Multivariate Cox regression

From: Long-term follow-up of prophylactic mesh reinforcement after emergency laparotomy. A retrospective controlled study

 

B

SE

Wald (Chi-square)

HR

95,0% CI

P value

     

Inferior

Superior

 

Patient related

 Smoking

0.904

0.320

7.959

2.468

1.318

4.624

0.05

Surgery related

 No prophylactic mesh

1.628

0.444

13.421

5.093

2.132

12.167

0.001

 Contaminated Surgery (groups III-IV*)

1.094

0.490

4.981

2.985

1.142

7.8

0.02

Complication related

 Surgical site infection

1.343

0.367

13.375

3.829

1.865

7.864

0.001

  1. *III-IV contaminated stage (contaminated or dirty) according to World Health Organization wound contamination classification [40]