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. 2021 Dec 6;73:103156. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103156

Table 2.

Perioperative data: Mesh/defect sizes and surgical technique (MR = myofascial release).

Type of Procedure
 Laparoscopic only, n (%) 67 (55.8%)
 Robotic-assisted, n (%) 53 (44.2%)
Surgical Technique
 Intraabdominal without MR, n (%) 118 (98.3%)
 Intraabdominal with MR, n (%) 2 (1.7%)
Defect
 Length, cm (mean ± SD) 4.6±3.8
 Width, cm (mean ± SD) 3.3±2.5
 Area, cm2 (mean ± SD) 15.7±28.3
 Swiss Cheese Defect, n (%) 22 (18.3%)
Mesh
 Length, cm (mean ± SD) 16.0±4.3
 Width, cm (mean ± SD) 14.3±3.3
 Area, cm2 (mean ± SD) 182.6±74.9
 Area Ratio, mean ± SD 34.6±35.6
Fixation
 Fixation spacing, cm (mean ± SD) 1.2±1.2
 Suture & Mechanical, n (%) 52 (43.3%)
 Suture only, n (%) 35 (29.2%)
 Mechanical only, n (%) 33 (27.5%)
Drains
 0 drains, n (%) 115 (95.8%)
 1 drain, n (%) 2 (1.7%)
 ≥2 drains, n (%) 3 (2.5%)