From: Major complications and mortality after ventral hernia repair: an eleven-year Swedish nationwide cohort study
Open (%)
Laparoscopic (%)
Reoperation, index admission
277 (0.6)
6 (0.5)
Surgical complication
81 (0.2)
1 (0.1)
Medical complication
80 (0.2)
4 (0.3)
Reoperation/Readmission
92 (0.2)
5 (0.4)
Death within 30 days
40 (0.1)
3 (0.2)
Total
44 445
1231