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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 27.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2023 May 19;278(2):161–165. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005903

TABLE 3.

Patient-reported Outcomes

RVHR (n = 54) LVHR (n = 47) P Mean difference (95% CI)
Functional status (mAAS) score*
   Baseline 48.7 (29.4, 69.8) 42.3 (12.0, 63.3)
   At 2 yr 87.5 (69.9, 94.8) 80.6 (54.2, 93.8) 0.167 7.2 (−3.1 to 17.5)
Pain (VAS) score
   Baseline 3.5 (1.0, 6) 3.0 (0, 6.0)
   At 2 yr 1.0 (0, 3.0) 1.0 (0. 6.0) 0.218 −0.8 (−2.0 to 0.5)
Satisfaction score
   VHR satisfaction at 2 yr 10.0 (8.0, 10.0) 10.0 (7.8, 10.0) 0.314 0.5 (−0.5 to 1.5)
   Cosmetic satisfaction at 2 yr 10.0 (7.0, 10.0) 10.0 (5.0, 10.0) 0.409 0.5 (−0.8 to 1.8)

Values are median (interquartile range).

*

1=poor function, 100=high function.

1=no pain, 10=extreme pain.

1=poor satisfaction, 10=high satisfaction.

LVHR indicates laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; mAAS, modified activities assessment scale; VAS, visual analog scale; RVHR, robotic ventral hernia repair; VHR, ventral hernia repair.