Table III.
Elective ventral hernia repairs at tertiary versus nontertiary care centers
| Ventral hernia repairs pre–covid-19 |
Elective ventral hernia repairs during COVID-19 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary center, n = 1,594 | Nontertiary center, n = 727 | P value | Tertiary center, n = 478 | Nontertiary center, N = 217 |
P value | |
| Age (y) | 56.5 ± 14.3 | 57.9 ± 14.3 | .055 | 57 ± 16.3 | 55.2 ± 14.7 | .034 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.1 | 31.8 | < .001 | 29.1 | 34.5 | < .001 |
| Median (IQR) | (26.4–34.3) | (26.7–38.4) | (25.8–33.4) | (28.6–42.3) | ||
| Comorbidities | ||||||
| Diabetes | 432 (27.1) | 243 (33.4) | .002 | 117 (24.5) | 68 (31.3) | .058 |
| Congestive heart failure | 110 (6.9) | 99 (13.6) | < .001 | 28 (5.9) | 18 (8.3) | .250 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 193 (12.1) | 125 (17.2) | < .001 | 45 (9.4) | 26 (12.0) | .344 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 212 (13.8) | 116 (16.9) | .095 | 52 (10.9) | 28 (12.9) | .444 |
| Laparoscopic | 234 (14.7) | 257 (35.4) | < .001 | 59 (12.3) | 79 (36.4) | < .001 |
| Robotic-assist | 107 (6.7) | 37 (5.1) | .139 | 38 (7.9) | 18 (8.3) | .881 |
| Component separation | 323 (20.3) | 14 (1.9) | < .001 | 70 (14.6) | 7 (3.2) | < .001 |
| Length of stay (d) | 4 (3–6) | 3 (1–5) | < .001 | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–5) | < .001 |
| Discharged same day | 87 (5.5) | 190 (26.1) | < .001 | 30 (6.3) | 56 (25.8) | < .001 |
| ICU admission | 152 (9.5) | 27 (3.7) | < .001 | 31 (6.5) | 4 (1.8) | .010 |
| In-hospital mortality | 9 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | .636 | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | .788 |
| 30-day readmission | 220 (13.8) | 128 (17.6) | .017 | 55 (11.5) | 44 (20.3) | < .001 |
Numbers represent mean ± SD or frequency (%) unless otherwise specified.
y, Years;BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range.