Use and Indications of Human Acellular Dermis in Ventral Hernia Repair at a Community Hospital

Table 5

Comparisons of recurrence rate based on previous hernia surgery.

Variable	Recurrence	No; recurrence	P value
Recurrent	26%	23%	0.8
Of recurrent cases:
Previous mesh infection	29%	14%	1.0
Type of most recent operation
Open	71%	29%	1.0
Lap	71%	29%
Previous mesh
Human acellular dermis	43%	14%	0.4
ePTFE	43%	14%
PTFE/polypropylene	14%	14%
Polypropylene	0%	30%
Suture	0%	14%
Unknown	0%	14%

ePTFE: polytetrafluoroethylene.