Table 3.
Duration of surgery
| Author | N | Hernia type | Anesthesia | Duration of surgery, mean (min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acevedo and Léon | 2031 | Inguinofemoral, epigastric, umbilical, incisional | LA | Lean 62 (±8.6) min Obese 78 (±11.7) min, p < 0.001 |
| Bennett et al. | 63 | Paraumbilical | LA + GA | LA 24 (17.5–30) GA 35 (27–45), p < 0.0003 |
| Garcia et al. | 157 | Umbilical, epigastric | LA | 49.7 |
| Kulacoglu et al. | 100 | Umbilical | LA | 69 (25–150) |
| Menon and Brown | 32 | Umbilical | LA | 30 (22–40) |
| Sinha and Keith | 34 | Umbilical | LA + GA | 50 (40–108) |