Table 1.
Demographic parameters
| n = 916 | |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 831 (90.7%) |
| Female | 85 (9.3%) |
| Age [years] | |
| Mean | 55.0 ± 17.1 |
| Median | 56 (range 17–89) |
| Operative procedure | |
| Open Mesh (Lichtenstein) | 382 (41.7%) |
| Open Suture (Shouldice) | 8 (0.9%) |
| Laparoscopic (TAPP) | 524 (57.2%) |
| Hernia side | |
| Right | 479 (52.3%) |
| Left | 343 (37.4%) |
| Bilateral | 94 (10.3%) |
| Recurrent hernia [yes] | 118 (12.9%) |
| Emergency/incarceration [yes] | 44 (4.8%) |
| Number of secondary diagnosis | |
| Mean | 3.6 ± 3.8 |
| Median | 2 (range 0–26) |
| PCCL | |
| 0 | 688 (75.1%) |
| 1 | 55 (6.0%) |
| 2 | 57 (6.2%) |
| 3 | 74 (8.1%) |
| 4 | 37 (4.0%) |
| 5 | 5 (0.5%) |
| Postoperative complications [yes] | 38 (4.1%) |
| Length of hospital stay [days] | |
| Mean | 2.6 ± 2.3 |
| Median | 2 (range 1–31) |
Values as numbers and percentage or in means ± standard deviation
TAPP transabdominal preperitoneal, PCCL patient clinical complexity level