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. 2017 Jun 7;268(6):1097–1104. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002326

TABLE 2.

Unadjusted Perioperative and 1-year Follow-up Outcomes and Mesh Type

PhysioMesh Other Meshes
n % n % P
Intraoperative complications Total 37 2.68 95 2.48 0.680
Bleeding 16 1.16 43 1.12 0.909
Organ injuries 27 1.96 74 1.93 0.951
Injuries Vascular 7 0.51 18 0.47 0.862
Bowel 18 1.30 44 1.15 0.645
Bladder 2 0.14 5 0.13 0.900
Stomach 0 0.00 1 0.03 0.549
Spleen 0 0.00 1 0.03 0.549
General complications Total 37 2.68 110 2.87 0.718
Fever 3 0.22 8 0.21 0.952
Urinary tract infection 4 0.29 17 0.44 0.440
Diarrhea 2 0.14 6 0.16 0.925
Gastritis 1 0.07 2 0.05 0.787
Thrombosis 1 0.07 1 0.03 0.451
Pulmonary embolism 2 0.14 2 0.05 0.286
Pleural effusion 1 0.07 3 0.08 0.947
Pneumonia 6 0.43 12 0.31 0.508
COPD 3 0.22 11 0.29 0.669
Cardiac insufficiency 3 0.22 1 0.03 0.028
Coronary heart disease 2 0.14 2 0.05 0.286
Myocardial infarction 0 0.00 1 0.03 0.549
Renal insufficiency 1 0.07 4 0.10 0.743
Hypertensive crisis 4 0.29 4 0.10 0.131
Postoperative complication Total 72 5.22 160 4.17 0.107
Bleeding 16 1.16 27 0.70 0.109
Seroma 33 2.39 95 2.48 0.859
Infection 4 0.29 16 0.42 0.511
Bowel injury/anastomotic insufficiency 5 0.36 19 0.50 0.531
Wound healing disorder 7 0.51 11 0.29 0.231
Ileus 13 0.94 10 0.26 0.001
Complication-related reoperation 32 2.32 67 1.75 0.182
Recurrence on 1-year follow-up 166 12.03 190 4.96 <0.001
Pain on exertion on 1-year follow-up 305 22.10 728 18.99 0.013
Pain at rest on 1-year follow-up 161 11.67 379 9.89 0.063
Pain requiring treatment on 1-year follow-up 134 9.71 281 7.33 0.005

COPD indicates chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.