Table 3.
Outcomes and complications
| Total | First period | Second period | Third period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2018–10/2018 | 11/2018–04/2019 | 05/2019–10/2019 | ||
| Patients (hernias) | n = 225 (302) | n = 60 (80) | n = 87 (115) | n = 78 (107) |
| Follow-up 6 weeks | 211 (93.7%) | 55 (91.6%) | 80 (91.9%) | 76 (97.4%) |
| Unplanned follow-up | 9 (4.0%) | 4 (6.7%) | 3 (3.4%) | 2 (2.6%) |
| Complications, n (%) | ||||
| Urinary retention (CD 2) | 8 (3.6%) | – | 4 (4.6%) | 1 |
| Symptomatic seromaa | 20 (6.6%) | 9 (11.2%) | 7 (6.0%) | 4 (3.6%) |
| Conservative (CD 1) | 12 (60.0%) | 6 (66.7%) | 5 (71.4%) | 1 (25.0%) |
| Aspiration (CD 3a) | 7 (35.0%) | 2 (22.2%) | 2 (28.6%) | 3 (75.0%) |
| Operation (CD 3b) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.2%) | – | – |
| Hematoma | 10 (3.3%) | 5 (6.2%) | 3 (2.6%) | 2 (1.8%) |
| Conservative (CD 1) | 8 (80.0%) | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Operation (CD 3b) | 2 (20.0%) | – | 1 | 1 |
| Pulmonary embolism (CD 4) | 1 (0.3%) | – | – | 1 |
| Deep vein thrombosis (CD 2) | 1 (0.3%) | – | 1 | – |
| Epididymitis | 7 (2.3%) | 4 (5.0%) | 3 (2.6%) | – |
| Antibiotics (CD 2) | 7 | 4 | 3 | – |
| Surgical site infection | – | – | – | – |
| Postoperative ileus | – | – | – | – |
| Recurrence | – | – | – | – |
CD Clavien–Dindo classification of surgical complications
aThere is a significant trend to fewer seromas from the first to the last evaluation period (Chi-square test for trend, p = 0.043)