Table 3.
Postoperative complications and follow-up results
| Variables | Value |
|---|---|
| Postoperative complications, n (%) | 26 (40.6) |
| Incisional complications | 20 (31.2) |
| Seroma | 19 (29.7) |
| Incisional infection | 4 (6.2) |
| Scrotal swelling | 13 (27.1) |
| Retention of urine | 6 (9.4) |
| Intra-abdominal infection | 1 (1.5) |
| Acute heart failure/arrhythmia | 2 (3.1) |
| Pulmonary infection | 1 (1.5) |
| Mesh infection | 1 (2.3%) |
| Mesh extraction | 0 (0) |
| Postoperative follow-up duration (months), M (95%CI) | 32 (31.6–43.8) |
| Access to follow-up cases, n (%) | 57 (89.1) |
| Hernia recurrence, n (%) | 5 (7.8) |
| Hernia unrelated death, n (%) | 5 (7.8) |
M median, CI confidence interval