Table 1.
Researcher | Year | No.of Patients | Follow up | Mesh | Infection Rate % | Recurrence Rate % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Park20 | 1996 | 30 | >18 m | PTFE | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Franklin21 | 1998 | 176 | 1-84 m | Polypropylene | 1.7 | 1.1 |
Costanza22 | 1998 | 31 | 18 m avg | PTFE | 6.5 | 3.2 |
Park23 | 1998 | 56 | 24.1 m avg | PTFE/ Polypropylene | 0.0 | 10.7* |
Toy24 | 1998 | 135 | 222 days avg | PTFE | 3.7 | 4.4 |
Kyzer25 | 1999 | 53 | Unavailable | PTFE | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Ramshaw26 | 1999 | 79 | 21 m avg | PTFE | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Reitter27 | 2000 | 42 | 27 m | PTFE | 2.3 | 7.1 |
Heniford11 | 2000 | 407 | 23 m | PTFE | 2.2 | 3.4 |
Gillian28 | 2000 | 96 | 1-60 m | Composix | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Chowbey3 | 2000 | 202 | 2.9 yrs | Polypropylene | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Only 2.5-cm overlap used.