Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients & operative procedures.
| Characteristics | Surgical method |
|
|---|---|---|
| Tackers N = 30 (%) |
Sutures N = 30 (%) |
|
| Patient characteristics | ||
| Mean age (years) | 42.73 ± 7.59 | 43.63 ± 9.10 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 18 (60.0) | 14 (46.7) |
| Female | 12 (40.0) | 16 (53.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 01 (3.30) | 00 (00.0) |
| Normal (18.5–24.99) | 26 (86.7) | 27 (90.0) |
| Overweight (>24.99) | 03 (10.0) | 03 (10.0) |
| Type of co-morbidity | ||
| Hypertension | 06 (20.0) | 06 (20.0) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 04 (13.3) | 04 (13.3) |
| COPD | 04 (13.3) | 02 (6.6) |
| Defect location | ||
| Central | 12 (40.0) | 12 (40.0) |
| Lower midline | 10 (33.3) | 06 (20.0) |
| Upper midline | 02 (6.60) | 03 (10.0) |
| Others | 06 (20.0) | 09 (30.0) |
| Type of hernia | ||
| Primary ventral | 15 (50.0) | 14 (46.7) |
| Incisional | 15 (50.0) | 16 (53.3) |
| Defect size (cm) | ||
| 1–3 | 16 (53.3) | 15 (50.0) |
| 3.1–6 | 14 (46.7) | 13 (43.3) |
| >6 | 00 (00.0) | 02 (6.70) |
| Operative characteristics | ||
| Priority of Surgery | ||
| Elective | 27 (90.0) | 28 (93.3) |
| Emergency | 03 (10.0) | 02 (6.70) |
| Mesh fixation time, Mean ± SD | 22.1 ± 4.1 min | 43.4 ± 11.6 min |
| Total operative time, Mean ± SD | 61.5 ± 12.2 min | 83.2 ± 21.7 min |
| Surgical Site Infection | ||
| Present | 04 (13.3) | 03 (10.0) |
| Absent | 26 (86.7) | 27 (90.0) |
BMI, body mass index.