Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| BHM group | CRM group | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR), years | 58 (1–82) | 57 (0–82) | 0.84 | ||
| Gender |
Male 15 (53.6%) |
Female 13 (46.4%) |
Male 26 (60.5%) |
Female 17 (39.5%) |
0.57 |
| BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 28.8 (15–41.8) | 27.5 (13.5–72.6) | 0.71 | ||
| Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR) | 3.5 (0–8) | 3 (0–10) | 0.6 | ||
| Pre-operation |
Yes 28 (100%) |
No 0 (0%) |
Yes 43 (100%) |
No 0 (0%) |
|
| Number of pre-operations, median (IQR) | 4.5 (1–6) | 5 (1–6) | 0.54 | ||
| Existing stoma |
Yes 2 (7.1%) |
No 26 (92.9%) |
Yes 14 (32.6%) |
No 29 (67.4%) |
0.01* |
| Type of hernia | |||||
| Primary | 16 (57.1%) | 28 (65.1%) | 0.73 | ||
| Recurrent | 12 (42.9%) | 15 (34.9%) | |||
| Open abdomen | 7 (25%) | 11 (25.6%) | |||
| Ventral hernia | 21 (75%) | 32 (74.4%) | |||
| Hernia plane, median (IQR), cm2 | 220.7 (20.7–586.6) | 107.8 (0.2–505.5) | 0.17 | ||
| Preoperative conditioning |
Yes 12 (42.9%) |
No 16 (57.1%) |
Yes 16 (37.2%) |
No 27 (62.8%) |
0.64 |
| VAC | 12 (100%) | 12 (75%) | |||
| Lavage | 0 (0%) | 4 (25%) | |||
| Antibiotics | |||||
| Preoperative |
Yes 11 (39.3%) |
No 17 (60.7%) |
Yes 18 (42.9%) |
No 24 (57.1%) |
0.82 |
| Postoperative | 20 (71.4%) | 8 (28.6%) | 37 (88.1%) | 5 (11.9%) | 0.08 |
*Significant less patients in the BHM group had stomata (CI 0.95)