Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and operative details
Items | Results |
|---|---|
Age, years | |
Mean ± SD | 54.3 ± 13.6 |
Range | 21–75 |
Sex | |
Male | 85(90.4%) |
Female | 9(9.6%) |
Hernia type | |
Indirect | 73(77.7%) |
Direct | 21(22.3%) |
BMI, kg/m2 | |
Mean ± SD | 25.1 ± 2.4 |
Range | 21–35 |
Duration of symptoms, h | |
Mean ± SD | 9.7 ± 7.5 |
Range | 3–48 |
Operating times, min | |
Mean ± SD | 61.6 ± 17.7 |
Range | 35–120 |
Hospitalization, days | |
Mean ± SD | 3.9 ± 2.2 |
Range | 1–12 |
Visceral resection | 5 (5.3%) |
Omentum | 3 (3.2%) |
Bowel | 2 (2.1%) |
Contralateral hernias | 15(15.9%) |
Unnecessary bowel resection | 9(9.6%) |
Conversion to open | 0(0) |