Table 2.

Performance of mesh devices used

Mesh type	Recurrence (%), CI (n/N)	Complications (%), CI (n/N)	Postoperative pain (%), CI (n/N)
Flat and/or plug polypropylene	1.7, 0.9–2.6 (15/861)	12.7, 10.1–15.3 (79/622)	12.1, 8.5–15.7 (39/322)
Flat ePTFE	2.5, 0.0–5.3 (3/119)	11.4, 4.7–18.0 (10/88)	0.0, 0.0–11.5 (0/26)
Ventralex™	3.4, 0.5–6.3 (5/148)	4.1, 0.9–7.2 (6/148)	5.0, 0.0–10.5 (3/60)
Parietex™	0.0, 0.0–7.9 (0/38)	73.7, 59.7–87.7 (28/38)	NR
PHS™	0.0, 0.0–7.6 (0/17)	11.8, 0.0–27.1 (2/17)	NR

N = total of which recurrence/complications/postoperative pain rate was noted

NR not reported