Table 3.
Postoperative 30-day complications
| N = 1536 | ACS N = 1193 | PCS N = 343 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall, N (%) | 560 (36.5) | 421 (35.3) | 139 (40.5) | 0.076 |
| Intra-operative N (%) | 45 (2.9) | 31 (2.6) | 14 (4.1) | 0.151 |
| Clavien-Dindo grade | ||||
| Grade I | 210 (13.7) | 137 (11.5) | 73 (21.3) | |
| Grade II | 254 (16.5) | 207 (17.4) | 48 (14.0) | |
| Grade IIIA | 37 (2.4) | 33 (2.8) | 4 (1.2) | |
| Grade IIIB | 29 (1.9) | 24 (2.0) | 5 (1.4) | |
| Grade IV | 11 (0.7) | 4 (0.3) | 7 (2.0) | |
| Grade V | 18 (1.2) | 16 (1.3) | 2 (0.6) | |
| SSO, N (%) | 419 (27.3) | 320 (26.8) | 99 (28.9) | 0.455 |
| Seroma, N (%) | 228 (14.8) | 168 (14.1) | 60 (17.5) | 0.117 |
| Wound infection, N (%) | 150 (9.8) | 126 (10.6) | 24 (7.0) | 0.050 |
| Wound haematoma, N (%) | 94 (6.1) | 68 (5.7) | 26 (7.6) | 0.200 |
| Skin necrosis, N (%) | 53 (3.5) | 52 (4.4) | 1 (0.1) | < 0.0001 |
| Reoperation, N (%) | 41 (2.7) | 30 (2.5) | 11 (3.2) | 0.483 |
| Hernia complexity* | ||||
| Minor, N (%) | 56 (24.0) | 39 (22.3) | 17 (29.3) | |
| Moderate, N (%) | 175 (30.2) | 136 (30.4) | 39 (30.0) | |
| Major, N (%) | 329 (45.3) | 246 (43.1) | 83 (53.5) | |
*Slater NJ et al. [16]