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Table 3 Operative details

From: Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis muscle release versus mesh-only repair in the treatment of complex ventral-wall hernia: a randomized controlled trial

  

Group A

Group B

P value

Operative time (minutes)

126.07 ± 24.68

120.4 ± 23.2

131.8 ± 25.2

0.083

Blood loss (ml)

126.25 ± 34.38

117.1 ± 27.2

135.4 ± 39.5

0.05

Size of mesh (cm)

15 × 15 cm

10 (17.86%)

5 (17.9%)

5 (17.9%)

0.326

20 × 25 cm

27 (48.21%)

16 (57.1%)

11 (39.3)

30 × 30 cm

19 (33.93%)

7 (25%)

12 (42.9%)

Number of drains

Median

2

2

2

0.253

1

6 (10.71%)

4 (14.3%)

2 (7.1%)

2

49 (87.5%)

24 (85.7%)

25 (89.3%)

3

1 (1.798%)

0 (0%)

1 (3.6%)