Table 2 Data regarding surgical procedure
Control Group | GIH Group | P.value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 232 | 58 | ||
Urgent surgery (%) | No | 225 (97.0) | 51 (87.9) | 0.01 |
Yes | 7 (3.0) | 7 (12.1) | ||
Type of anesthesia (%) | General | 179(77.2) | 44(75.9) | 0.862 |
Local | 53(22.8) | 14(24.1) | ||
Insertion of urinary catheter before surgery | 2 (0.9) | 11 (19.0) | < 0.001 | |
Approximation of Conjoint Tendon to Inguinal Ligament (%) | 135 (58.2) | 46 (79.3) | 0.004 | |
Any resection during surgery | 30 (12.9) | 23 (39.7) | < 0.001 | |
Resection of appendix (%) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | |
Resection of omentum (%) | 7 (3.0) | 13 (22.4) | < 0.001 | |
Resection of hernia sac (%) | 29 (12.5) | 20 (34.5) | < 0.001 | |
Use of drainage at surgery | 11 (4.7) | 44 (75.9) | < 0.001 | |
Surgery duration (minutes), [IQR] | 84 [71–103] | 125.5 [102.25–142.5] | < 0.001 | |
Length of stay, median [IQR] | 1.00 [1.00–1.00] | 3.00 [2.00–4.00] | < 0.001 |