Table 3.

Outcomes from index hernia operation

	VHWG grade			Total (N, %)
	1 (N, %)	2 (N, %)	3 (N, %)
LOS (days)	2	3	11	2
(Median; IQR; range)	(0–4; 0–564)	(1–7; 0–378)	(6–20; 0–792)	(1–6; 0–792)
30-day mortality	1,012 (0.6)	391 (1.8)	1,538 (7.3)	2,941 (1.4)
90-day mortality	1,703 (1.0)	625 (2.9)	2,222 (10.6)	4,550 (2.1)
Recurrent hernia surgery	13,889 (8.1)	1,566 (7.3)	2,259 (10.7)	17,714 (8.3)
Multiple hernia recurrences	2,412 (17.4)	260 (16.6)	468 (20.7)	3,140 (17.7)

Multiple hernia recurrences are presented as a proportion of the total hernia recurrences

LOS length of stay