Table 4.
Perioperative characteristics of patients that underwent complex abdominal wall surgery
| Total | I (no risk factors) | II (prehabilitated patients) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 259 | 133 | 126 | |
| Surgery time (mean, minutes) | 135.5 (90–168) | 132.9 (87–164) | 138.2 (92.5–173) | 0.244 |
| Type of myofascial release | ||||
| Retrorectus (n, %) | 132 (51) | 71 (53) | 61 (48) | 0.257 |
| Unilateral TAR (n, %) | 18 (7) | 6 (5) | 12 (10) | |
| Bilateral TAR (n, %) | 48 (19) | 21 (16) | 27 (21) | |
| eCST (n, %) | 56 (22) | 33 (25) | 23 (18) | |
| Ramirez (n, %) | 5 (34) | 2 (34) | 3 (34) | |
| Contamination of the surgical field (n, %) | 39 (15) | 22 (17) | 17 (13) | 0.493 |
| Infected mesh (n,%) | 21 (8) | 11 (8) | 10 (8) | 0.921 |
TAR transversus abdominis release, eCST endoscopic component separation technique