TABLE 3.

Summary of modifiable and fixed risk factors for postoperative wound complications following abdominal wall reconstruction, divided into patient-, hernia-, and wound characteristics.

Modifiable risk factors
Patient characteristics	Hernia characteristics	Wound characteristics
Smoking	Hernia diameter >10–15 cm	Amount of skin/subcutaneous tissue
Diabetes	Loss of Domain >15–20%
Obesity
Cardiopulmonary disease
Malnutrition
Drug use
Anemia, renal insufficiency
Fixed risk factors
Patient characteristics	Hernia characteristics	Wound characteristics
Age	History of abdominal infection	Stoma(ta) and intestinal fistula(s)
Prior malignancy	Number of previous abdominal surgeries and AWR, atrophy/absence of muscle(s)	Infected mesh
	Previous component separation and mesh use	Quality of skin/subcutaneous tissue