Table 2. Risk-Adjusted Cumulative Incidence of Operative Recurrence and Risk-Adjusted Hazard Ratios at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 Years After Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and Open Ventral Hernia Repair From 2010-2020, Stratified by Hernia Subtype.
| Hernia repair type | Years after initial repair | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative incidence rate (95% CI) | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
| All ventral hernias | ||||||||||
| Robotic-assisted | 2.00 (1.98-2.00) | 6.75 (6.72-6.78) | 9.59 (9.55-9.63) | 11.48 (11.43-11.53) | 13.43 (13.36-13.50) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Laparoscopic | 1.82 (1.82-1.83) | 6.18 (6.17-6.19) | 8.79 (8.78-8.81) | 10.53 (10.51-10.56) | 12.33 (12.30-12.37) | 0.95 (0.82-1.08) | 0.86 (0.74-0.99) | 0.83 (0.69-0.97) | 0.80 (0.66-0.95) | 0.78 (0.62-0.94) |
| Open | 1.89 (1.88-1.90) | 6.39 (6.38-6.40) | 9.09 (9.08-9.10) | 10.89 (10.87-10.91) | 12.74 (12.71-12.78) | 0.97 (0.85-1.10) | 0.89 (0.76-1.02) | 0.85 (0.71-1.00) | 0.83 (0.68-0.98) | 0.81 (0.64-0.97) |
| Umbilical hernia subtype only | ||||||||||
| Robotic-assisted | 1.63 (1.62-1.63) | 5.52 (5.50-5.55) | 7.87 (7.84-7.90) | 9.44 (9.40-9.48) | 11.07 (11.01-11.13) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Laparoscopic | 1.49 (1.48-1.49) | 5.06 (5.05-5.06) | 7.21 (7.20-7.23) | 8.66 (8.64-8.67) | 10.15 (10.12-10.19) | 0.96 (0.81-1.10) | 0.87 (0.73-1.01) | 0.83 (0.68-0.98) | 0.81 (0.65-0.97) | 0.78 (0.61-0.95) |
| Open | 1.54 (1.53-1.54) | 5.23 (5.22-5.24) | 7.46 (7.44-7.47) | 8.95 (8.93-8.97) | 10.49 (10.46-10.52) | 0.94 (0.83-1.05) | 0.86 (0.75-0.98) | 0.83 (0.70-0.96) | 0.81 (0.67-0.94) | 0.78 (0.63-0.93) |
| Ventral or incisional subtype hernia only | ||||||||||
| Robotic-assisted | 2.09 (2.08-2.10) | 7.07 (7.04-7.10) | 10.04 (10.00-10.08) | 12.02 (11.96-12.07) | 14.05 (13.97-14.13) | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Laparoscopic | 1.91 (1.91-1.92) | 6.48 (6.47-6.49) | 9.21 (9.19-9.23) | 11.03 (11.01-11.05) | 12.91 (12.87-12.95) | 0.82 (0.74-0.89) | 0.74 (0.67-0.82) | 0.71 (0.62-0.80) | 0.69 (0.59-0.79) | 0.67 (0.56-0.78) |
| Open | 1.98 (1.98-1.98) | 6.70 (6.69-6.71) | 9.52 (9.51-9.53) | 11.40 (11.38-11.42) | 13.33 (13.29-13.37) | 0.87 (0.80-0.95) | 0.80 (0.72-0.88) | 0.77 (0.67-0.87) | 0.75 (0.64-0.86) | 0.73 (0.61-0.85) |