| Level 2C | In patients with chronic liver disease or obesity, length of hospital stay is shorter in LIVHR compared to open repair |
| Level 3 | Length of hospital stay is shorter in both reducible and irreducible ventral and incisional hernias in laparoscopic repair compared to open repair |
| The original recommendation is still valid |
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