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Table 8 Patients with recurrence

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

 

Patient No. 13

Patient No. 27

Patient No. 43

Patient No. 44

Patient No. 49

Sex

F

M

F

F

F

Age (years)

46

39

45

47

44

BMI (kg/m2)

33.9

25.8

31.6

36.1

33.9

ASA score

I

III

II

II

II

Comorbidity (s)

No

Liver cirrhosis and myeloid hyperplasia

DM

HTN

Postop. hypothyroidism

Previous abdominal surgery (s)

Mesh repair

Appendectomy

Hysterectomy

Free

No abdominal surgery

Symptoms duration (months)

12

28

19

7

15

Hernia type

Paraumbilical

Incisional

Incisional

Paraumbilical

Incisional

Hernia nature

Recurrent

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Defect size

10 × 5 cm

12 cm

6 × 3 cm

8 cm

2.5 and 4.5 cm

No. of defects

Single

Single

Single

Single

Multiple

Surgery type

MO*

TAR**

TAR

TAR

TAR

Hospital stay (days)

2

1

2

9

1

Mesh size (cm)

20 × 25 cm

20 × 25 cm

15 × 15 cm

30 × 30 cm

20 × 25 cm

Mesh fixation

Sutures

Sutures

Sutures

Sutures

 

Operative time (minutes)

160 min

130 min

180 min

180 min

90 min

Blood loss (ml)

150 ml

200 ml

210 ml

200 ml

100 ml

No. of drains

2

1

2

2

2

Drain time (days)

19

12

7

22

9

Skin closure

Sutures

Sutures

Sutures

Sutures

Sutures

Pain score

8

6

7

8

7

Hematoma

No

No

No

No

No

Seroma

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Infection

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Wound grade

III

I

I

III

I

CD class***

IIIa

I

I

IIIa

I

Fellow-up (months)

19

14

12

12

12

  1. *Mesh only repair
  2. **Transversus abdominis muscle release technique
  3. ***CD classification; Clavien–Dindo Classification