Table 6.
Impact of using mesh compared with no mesh on quality of life outcomes
| Authors | Total number of patients (number followed up) | Mean age (years) | Length of follow-up (months) | Questionnaire used | Mesh type | Number of patients with mesh n (score) | Number of patients without mesh n (score) | Impact of mesh on post-operative QoL (P) | ||
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| Pre-operative score | Post-operative score | Pre-operative score | Post-operative score | |||||||
| Asti et al., 2016 | 84 (84) | 65 | 24 | GERD-HRQL | Pre-shaped biosynthetic (Gore Bio™) | 41 (15.5) | 2 | 43 (18) | 3 | P<0.306 |
| Ilyashenko et al., 2018 | 98 (69) | 63 | 48 | GERD-HRQL | Non-absorbable self-fixating (ProGrip™) | 50 (17.5) | 3.8 | 48 (16.3) | 5.9 | P<0.0001 |
| Wang et al., 2019 | 55 | 65 | n/a | GERD-HRQL; SF-36 |
Porcine urinary bladder matrix | n/a | 32 (13.2*; 15†) | n/a | 33 (11.2*; 14†) |
P=0.5235* P=0.7182† |
| Dallemagne et al., 2011 | 85 (64) | 66 | 118 | GIQLI | Variable | n/a | 120 | n/a | 114 | P=0.075 |
| Koetje et al., 2015 | 126 (91) | x | 24 | SF-36 | Absorbable (Surgisis; n=41), Non-absorbable (Timesh; n=42) | n/a | 83 | n/a | 43 | Not significant |
| Oelschlager et al., 2011 | 108 (72) | 64 | 58 | SF-36 | Biologic mesh Group (Surgisis) | n/a | 44‡ 47§ |
n/a | 44‡ 49§ |
P=1.0‡ P=0.6§ |
*GERD-HRQL, †SF-36, ‡PCS, §MCS. GERD-HRQL: Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease-Health-Related Quality of Life, SF: Short Form health surveys, PCS: Physical component summary, MCS: Mental component summary, GIQLI: Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index, QOL: Quality of life, n/a: Not available