Table 3.

Patient characteristics and operative findings of the 200 patients undergoing TAPP repairs

Characteristic/operative findings
Sex	Male: 161, Female: 39
Age	Mean 55 years, Median 58 years, Range 20–89 years
Hernia side	Bilateral 47, Left unilateral 65, Right unilateral 88
Hernia type	Inguinal 142 (39 bilateral), Femoral 14 (4 bilateral), Spigelian 4, Inguinal disruption 40 (4 bilateral)
Recurrent hernias	24 (inguinal 21, femoral 2, Spigelian 1)
Elective/emergency	198 elective, 2 emergency
Comorbidities	46 patients: Hypertension 20, COPD 9, Anticoagulated 7, Cardiac disease 5, CVA/Parkinsons disease 3, Type II diabetes 3, Prostate cancer 3, Blood disorders 2
Simultaneous procedures	16 patients: Umbilical hernia repair 14, Cholecystectomy 1, Varicose vein stripping 1
Intraoperative findings	Inguinal Hernia patients–direct (M1–3) 108, indirect (L1–3) 84, incidental femoral hernias 17 Femoral Hernia patients–incidental inguinal hernia 5, incidental obturator hernia 3
Mesh used	Parietex™ 3D Hydrophilic mesh (Covidien) 199 patients (246 TAPP repairs) Surgimend™ (Integra) 1 patient (simultaneous cholecystectomy)
Length of stay	Day case procedures: 192 patients (96%)