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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Jan 2;220(4):405–413. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.12.027

Table 3.

Outcomes and Follow-up Duration

Variable Overall cohort (n=625) Development cohort (n=428)
Hernia (n=70) No hernia (n=358) p Value
Ventral incisional hernia, n (%) 93 (13.9%) - - -
Fascial dehiscence, n (%) 19 (3.0%) 13 (18.3%) - -
SSI, n (%) 51 (11.6%) 15 (31.9%) 19 (8.4%) <0.001
Length of stay, d (range) 6 (0-384) 9 (2-64) 5 (0-147) <0.001
Reoperation abdominal, n (%) 120 (19.2%) 36 (51.4%) 43 (12.0%) <0.001
Follow-up duration, mo (range) 41 (0.25-64) 48 (1-58) 46 (0.25-64) 0.412

SSI, surgical site infection.