Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 11 patients undergoing single-stage ventral incisional hernia repair with biologic mesh and calcium sulfate antibiotic beads
| Characteristic | No. (%)* |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, mean ± standard deviation | 62.5 ± 10.8 |
| Male | 4 (36.4) |
| Female | 7 (63.6) |
| ASA class | |
| 1 | 2 (18) |
| 2 | 6 (54) |
| 3 | 3 (27) |
| 4 | 0 (0) |
| 5 | 0 (0) |
| BMI category | |
| Underweight | 0 (0) |
| Normal weight | 2 (18) |
| Overweight | 3 (27) |
| Obese | 6 (55) |
| CDC wound classification | |
| Clean | 0 (0) |
| Clean-contaminated (II) | 2 (18) |
| Contaminated (III) | 3 (27) |
| Dirty-infected (IV) | 6 (55) |
| Smoking status | |
| Smoker | 1 (9) |
| Nonsmoker | 10 (91) |
| Diabetes | 2 (20) |
ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists; BMI = body mass index; CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
*
Unless indicated otherwise.