Table 1.
Demographics, hernia, and underlying liver disease characteristics and post-operative course in the entire cohort and in the two subgroups of patients underwent elective or emergency operations
| Variables | Entire cohort (n = 61) | Elective cases(n = 27) | Emergency cases(n = 34) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range in years) | 52 (44–62) | 51 (45–60) | 53 (43–65) |
| Male gender (%) | 46 (82.1) | 20 (87.0) | 26 (78.8) |
| Mean BMIa (range) | 25 (16–36) | 28 (19–34) | 24 (16–36) |
| Poorly controlled ascites (%) | 25 (41) | 2 (7.4) | 23 (67.6) |
| CTPb (%):A | 19 (31.1) | 16 (59.2) | 3 (8.8) |
| B | 29 (47.5) | 9 (33.3) | 20 (58.8) |
| C | 13 (21.4) | 2 (7.5) | 11 (32.4) |
| Mean Pre-operative MELDc (range) | 14 (8–22, 24, 25) | 12 (8–21, 24, 25) | 16 (8–22, 24, 25) |
| Hernia surgery (%):umbilical | 39 (54.9) | 9 (25.7) | 30 (83.3) |
| inguinal | 23 (32.4) | 19 (54.3)7 | 4 (11.1) |
| other | 9 (12.7) | (20) | 2 (5.6) |
| Combined surgery (%) | 10 (17.9) | 8 (34.8) | 2 (6.0) |
| Ascites leak (%) | 13 (23.2) | 0 (−) | 13 (39.4) |
| Incarceration (%) | 10 (16.4) | 0 (−) | 10 (29.4) |
| Use of prosthesis (%) | 24 (39.4) | 16 (59.3) | 8 (23.5) |
| Mean Hospital stay (range in days) | 11 (3–33) | 5 (3–14) | 13 (6–33) |
| ICUd stay (%) | 22 (36) | 4 (14.8) | 18 (53) |
| Mean ICUd stay (range in days) | 7 (0–33) | 2.5 (0–4) | 9 (0–33) |
| Morbid Event (post-operative complication) (%) | 26 (42.6) | 4 (14.8) | 22 (64.7) |
| Death (%) | 11 (18) | 1 (3.7) | 10 (29.4) |
| Clavien-Dindo classification (%): | 3 (4.9)x | 1 (3.7) | 2 (5.8) |
| I | 6 (9.8) | 1 (3.7) | 5 (14.6) |
| II | 2 (3.3) | 0 (−) | 2 (5.8) |
| III | 4 (6.5) | 1 (3.7) | 3 (8.9) |
| IV | 11 | 1 (3.7) | 10 (29.4) |
| V | (18) | ||
| Mean Post-operative MELD (range) | 16 (13–21, 24, 25) | 14 (11–15) | 21 (15–30) |
Abbreviations: aBMI, body mass index; bCTP, Child Turcotte Pugh; cMELD, model for end-stage liver disease; dICU, intensive care unit
Combined surgery: two different sites of hernia repair in the same surgical procedure