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. 2026 Jun 15;30(1):255. doi: 10.1007/s10029-026-03755-y

Table 3.

Description of available follow-up for participants at or beyond one year postoperatively and summary statistics of captured outcome

Characteristic Total (N = 77)
Clinical Exam, n (%) 67 (87%)
Radiographic Exam, n (%) 45 (58%)
Clinical OR Radiographic Exam, n (%) 69 (90%)
PRO, n (%) 49 (64%)
Days between operation and last follow-up, median [IQR] 1,135 (922, 1,208)
Recurrence, n (%) 1 (1.4%)
Pragmatic Recurrence, n (%) 2 (2.6%)
PRO Bulge, n (%) 10 (20%)
HerQLeS scaled, median [IQR] 88 (50, 92)
PROMIS 3a (v1.0) t-score, median [IQR] 31 (31, 40)

PRO patient-reported outcome; IQR interquartile range; HerQLes hernia-related quality of life survey; PROMIS patient-reported outcome measurement information system