Table 3.

Characteristics of repair technique

	AWS N = 114	GS N = 123	P value
Mesh position
Onlay N (%)	45 (39.5)	75 (62)	< 0.001
Sublay N (%)	66 (57.9)	37 (30.6)	< 0.001
Intraperitoneal N (%)	3 (2.6)	9 (7.4)	< 0.001
Type of mesh
Reticular N (%)	49 (43)	74 (61.2)	< 0.001
Laminar N (%)	1 (0.9)	2 (1.7)	0.52
Composite N (%)	63 (55.3)	46 (38)	< 0.001
Mesh fixation
Suture N (%)	111 (97.4)	63 (52.1)	< 0.001
Staples N (%)	17 (14.9)	68 (56.2)	< 0.001
Sandwich technique N (%)a	34 (29.8)	7 (5.8)	< 0.001
Anterior Components separation (ACS) N(%)b	24 (21)	2 (1.6)	< 0.001

^a two mesh repair in different lays positioning

^b Anterior component separation as described by Ramirez with mesh reinforcement