Table 1.
Overview of included studies
| Study | Journal | Modalities included | Surgical procedure | N | Age in years Mean; SD; (range) |
BMI [Mean; SD; (range)] |
Follow-up in months [Mean; SD; (range)] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baucom et al. [14] | J Am Coll Surg | Physical examination and CT-scan | Abdominal/some laparoscopic cases | 181a | 54; SD 13 | 31.3; SD 6,7 | > 6 |
| Baucom et al. [18] | Am Surg | CT-scan | Abdominal/some laparoscopic cases | 181a | 54; SD 13 | 31.3; SD 6,7 | > 6 |
| Baucom et al. [19] | JAMA Surgery | Ultrasound and CT-scan | Abdominal/some laparoscopic cases | 109a | 54; SD 13 | 32.2; SD 6.7 | > 6 |
| Baucom et al. [20] | Ann Surg Oncol | CT-scan | Abdominal/some laparoscopic cases | 491 | 59.5; SD 12.1 | 28.6; SD 6.1 | 13.2; SD 7.7 |
| Beck et al. [7] | J Am Coll Surg | Ultrasound and CT | Abdominal/some laparoscopic cases | 181a | 54; SD 13 | 31.3; SD 6,7 | > 6 |
| Bloemen et al. [4] | Hernia | Physical examination and Ultrasound | Midline open | 456 | 63.3; SD 13.9 | 25.5; SD 4.4 | 33.8; (31.8–35.8) |
| Caro-Tarrago et al. [11] | World J Surg | Physical examination and CT-scan | Midline open | 160 | Group 1: 64.32; SD 14.27 Group 2: 67.32; SD 11.11 |
NR | Group 1: 14.8; SD 8.3 Group 2: 12.5; SD 8.5 |
| Claes et al. [12] | Hernia | Physical examination and CT-scan | Colorectal cancer surgery | 448 | 69.8 SD 11.8 | NR | Clinical: 33 (0.5–90) CT: 30 (0.1–94) |
| Deerenberg et al. [2] | The Lancet | Physical examination and ultrasound | Midline open | 545 | Group 1: 63; (54–71) Group 2: 62; (53–72) |
24; (22–27) | (12–15) |
| Den Hartog et al. [8] | Ultrasound Med Biol | CT-scan and ultrasound | Abdominal aneurysm (abdominal open) | 40 | 72.5; SD 8,9 | NR | 40.8; SD 19,2 |
| Goodenough et al. [5] | J Am Coll Surg | Physical examination and CT-scan | Abdominal open | 439 | 60.8; SD 11.4 | 28.1; SD 5.7 | 41 (0.3–64) |
| Højer et al. [22] | Eur Radiol | CT-scan and surgery | Incisional hernia repair | 24 | 62; (19–90) | NR | NR |
| Gutiérrez de la Peña et al. [6] | Eur Radiol | Physical examination, CT-scan and surgery | Incisional hernia repair | 50 | 58; | NR | NR |
| Holihan et al. [23] | JAMA Surg | Physical examination and CT-scan | Incisional hernia repair | 100 | 51.0; SD 12.6 | 10.2; (0.2–48.8) | 12,5; (2–1711) |
| Baucom et al. [21] | Am J Surg | Physical examination and Ultrasound | Incisional hernia repair | 52 | 52; SD 12 | 33 6; SD 6.5 | 46; SD 13 |
NR not reported, SD standard deviation
aIdentical source population