Table 1.
Patient characteristics, intra-operative data, and postoperative clinical outcome of a prospective study on laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with an iron oxide-loaded PVDF mesh to evaluate the mesh shrinkage between 1 and 13 months after implantation
| n/N or mean | Range or % | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient demographics | ||
| Male gender (n/N) | 13/15 | |
| Age (mean/years) | 53 | 31–72 |
| Patient variables | ||
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 29 | 22–37 |
| Smoker | 5/15 | 33% |
| Diabetes | 1/15 | 7% |
| Previous other hernia repair | 3/15 | 20% |
| Hernia variables | ||
| Primary epigastric | 6/15 | 40% |
| Primary umbilical | 2/15 | 13% |
| Incisional hernia | 7/15 | 47% |
| Width of the hernia (cm) | 3.6 | 1.5–7.2 |
| Length of the hernia (cm) | 5.1 | 0.7–18.3 |
| Operative variables | ||
| Duration of surgery (min) | 68 | 55–80 |
| Defect closure | 7/15 | 47% |
| Width of the mesh (cm) | 20 | 17–24 |
| Length of the mesh (cm) | 27 | 21–30 |
| Operative complications | 3/15 | 20% |
| Abdominal wall bleeding | 1 | |
| Prolonged ileus | 1 | |
| Constipation | 1 | |
| Hospital stay (days) | 2.5 | 1–7 |
| Follow-up at 1 month | ||
| Abdominal wall pain needing medication | 2/15 | |
| Small bowel obstruction with readmission | 1/15 | |
| Seroma | 0/15 | |
| Surgical site infections | 0/15 | |
| Recurrence | 0/15 | |
| Reoperation | 0/15 | |
| Follow-up at 13 month | ||
| Small bowel obstruction needing reoperation | 1/15 | |
| Seroma | 0/14 | |
| Surgical site infections | 0/14 | |
| Recurrence | 0/14 | |