Table 3.

Unadjusted analysis of intra- and postoperative complications, reoperations, and pain and recurrence rates on 1-year follow-up

	TEP		Lichtenstein		p
	n	%	n	%
Intraoperative complications
Total
Yes	80	1.17	133	1.26	0.622
No	6753	98.83	10,422	98.74
Bleeding
Yes	52	0.76	43	0.41	0.003
No	6781	99.24	10,512	99.59
Injuries
Total
Yes	43	0.63	103	0.98	0.017
No	6790	99.37	10,452	99.02
Vascular
Yes	19	0.28	15	0.14	0.054
No	6814	99.72	10,540	99.86
Bowell
Yes	4	0.06	5	0.05	0.745
No	6829	99.94	10,550	99.95
Bladder
Yes	3	0.04	3	0.03	0.685
No	6830	99.96	10,552	99.97
Nerve
Yes	0	0.00	65	0.62	<0.001
No	6833	100.0	10,490	99.38
Postoperative complications
Total
Yes	115	1.68	447	4.23	<0.001
No	6718	98.32	10,108	95.77
Bleeding
Yes	79	1.16	260	2.46	<0.001
No	6754	98.84	10,295	97.54
Seroma
Yes	35	0.51	156	1.48	<0.001
No	6798	99.49	10,399	98.52
Infection
Yes	4	0.06	27	0.26	0.003
No	6829	99.94	10,528	99.74
Bowell injury/anastomotic leakage
Yes	0	0.00	2	0.02	0.523
No	6833	100.0	10,553	99.98
Wound healing disorders
Yes	5	0.07	37	0.35	<0.001
No	6828	99.93	10,518	99.35
Ileus
Yes	0	0.00	2	0.02	0.523
No	6833	100.0	10,553	99.98
Reoperations
Yes	49	0.72	138	1.31	<0.001
No	6784	99.28	10,417	98.69
Recurrence on follow-up
Yes	64	0.94	88	0.83	0.505
No	6769	99.06	10,467	99.17
Pain at rest on follow-up
Yes	276	4.04	487	4.61	0.075
No	6557	95.96	10,038	95.39
Pain on exertion on follow-up
Yes	540	7.90	974	9.23	0.002
No	6293	92.10	9581	90.77
Pain requiring treatment
Yes	160	2.34	242	2.29	0.836
No	6673	97.36	10,313	97.71