Table 1. Baseline characteristics of included e-TREPP patients.
| n = 33 | |
|---|---|
| Age a (y) | 67 (range: 23–97) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 23 (69.7%) |
| Female | 10 (30.3%) |
| Side of SIH | |
| Left | 10 (30.3%) |
| Right | 23 (69.7%) |
| Duration of surgery (minutes) | 32 (range: 12–58) |
| Anesthesia type | |
| Spinal | 25 (75.8%) |
| General | 8 (24.2%) |
| Type of hernia, when noted b | |
| Medial | 5 (26.3%) |
| Lateral | 9 (47.4%) |
| Femoral | 5 (26.3%) |
Abbreviations: e-TREPP, TransREctus sheath Pre-Peritoneal; SIH, strangulated inguinal hernia.
a
At time of operation.
b
Based on European Hernia Society (EHS) Classification. 14 Noted in 19/33 operation records due to introduction in 2007.