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. 2013 Sep 12;13:349. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-349

Table 2.

Unilateral surgery for hernia repair by type of admission

Inguinal hernia
Total
With mesh
Without mesh
 
 
Admission >1 day
Day-surgery
Total
Day-surgery
Admission >1 day
Day-surgery
Total
Day-surgery
  n n Mean LOS n Mean accesses n % n Mean LOS n Mean accesses n %
0 y
1282
7
2.4
2
2.0
9
22
702
3.4
571
2.2
1273
45
01-05 y
4345
19
2.6
15
2.3
34
44
1424
1.9
2887
2.5
4311
67
06-14 y
2108
19
1.9
76
1.8
95
80
514
2.0
1499
2.4
2013
75
15-24 y
2216
316
2.0
1754
1.8
2070
85
41
2.4
105
2.0
146
72
25-44 y
19289
2667
2.1
15952
1.8
18619
86
185
2.9
485
1.8
670
72
45-64 y
44727
7683
2.4
35686
1.8
43369
82
491
3.3
867
2.1
1358
64
65-74 y
27396
6554
3.0
19906
1.8
26460
75
453
3.8
483
1.9
936
52
75-84 y
15972
5522
3.5
9790
1.9
15312
64
414
5.9
246
1.7
660
37
≥ 85 y
2777
1477
4.5
1166
1.8
2643
44
111
7.3
23
1.3
134
17
Total
120112
24264
2.9
84347
1.8
108611
78
4335
3.1
7166
2.3
11501
62
Femoral hernia
Total
With mesh
Without mesh
 
 
Admission >1 day
Day-surgery
Total
% Day-surgery
Admission >1 day
Day-surgery
Total
% Day-surgery
 
n
n
Mean LOS
n
Mean accesses
n
 
n
Mean LOS
n
Mean accesses
n
 
0 y
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
1.0
 
 
1
0
01-05 y
17
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
1.7
11
2.5
17
65
06-14 y
22
 
 
3
1.0
3
100
9
2.1
10
1.6
19
53
15-24 y
37
10
2.6
16
1.6
26
62
3
1.7
8
1.1
11
73
25-44 y
597
144
2.1
331
1.8
475
70
35
2.5
87
1.6
122
71
45-64 y
1290
460
2.9
608
1.8
1068
57
98
4.1
124
1.6
222
56
65-74 y
1040
466
3.8
373
1.9
839
44
126
4.3
75
1.6
201
37
75-84 y
1156
621
4.9
282
1.8
903
31
200
7.3
53
1.6
253
21
≥ 85 y
517
339
6.2
33
1.8
372
9
140
8.5
5
1.4
145
3
Total 4677 2040 4.2 1646 1.8 3686 45 618 6.0 373 1.6 991 38

LOS = length of stay.