TABLE 1.
Baseline Demographics
| RVHR (n = 65), n (%) | LVHR (n = 59), n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 50±13 | 48±13 |
| Sex, female | 48 (74) | 37 (63) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 50 (77) | 45 (76) |
| African-American | 6 (9) | 9 (15) |
| White | 7 (11) | 3 (5) |
| Other | 2 (3) | 2 (3) |
| Body mass index (BMI), mean ± SD | 32.4±4.6 | 31.8±5.4 |
| Obese, BMI > 30 | 45 (69) | 41 (69) |
| Recent smoker | 2 (3) | 0 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 15 (23) | 12 (20) |
| ASA score | ||
| 1 | 5 (8) | 5 (8) |
| 2 | 37 (57) | 37 (63) |
| 3 | 23 (35) | 17 (29) |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Prior abdominal surgery | 57 (88) | 43 (73) |
| Hernia type | ||
| Primary | 8 (12) | 16 (27) |
| Incisional | 57 (88) | 43 (73) |
| Recurrent hernia | 8 (12) | 15 (25) |
| Hernia width, median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.0 (1.0, 4.5) |
| Small (<4 cm) | 44 (68) | 44 (75) |
| Medium (4–10 cm) | 18 (28) | 11 (19) |
| Large (>10 cm) | 3 (5) | 4 (7) |
ASA indicates American Society of Anesthesiologists; IQR, interquartile range; LVHR, laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; RVHR, robotic ventral hernia repair.