Table 2.

Characteristics of operated hernias, by operative method

Characteristic	Desarda (n = 105)	Lichtenstein (n = 103)	p*
Bilateral hernia (no.)	4 (3.8%)	8 (7.8%)	0.888**
Right side operation (no.)	61 (58.1%)	58 (56.3%)	0.866***
Left side operation (no.)	44 (41.9%)	45 (43.7%)	0.795***
Duration of hernia (months)	7 (1–108)	12 (1–240)	0.337
Nonreducible hernia (no.)	6 (5.7%)	5 (4.8%)	1.000**
Local preop. VAS pain score	33 (0–91)	34 (0–86)	0.255
Local preop. Sheffield pain score	1 (0–3)	1 (0–3)	0.810
Size of hernia orifice (cm)	3 (1–9)	3 (1–8)	0.586
Hernia type by Robins–Rutkow classification (no.)	2 (1–6)	2 (1–6)	0.207
Median and range of types
Type
1	17 (16.2%)	21 (20.4%)
2	45 (42.8%)	51 (49.5%)
3	17 (16.2%)	11 (10.7%)
4	20 (19%)	15 (14.6%)
5	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)
6	5 (4.8%)	3 (2.9%)

Results are the median and range unless otherwise stated

VAS visual analog scale

* Mann–Whitney U test, except: ** Fisher’s exact test; *** χ ² test