Research Article
Adhesions to Mesh after Ventral Hernia Mesh Repair Are Detected by MRI but Are Not a Cause of Long Term Chronic Abdominal Pain
Table 9
Univariate analysis of clinical parameters of possible importance for creations of adhesions in 97 patients with clinical data and evaluable MR-scans.
| | | Adhesions | No adhesions | | | |
| | Age at surgery (years) | 57.8 ± 12.1 | 50.4 ± 13.9 | 0.007 | | Charlson score | 0.41 ± 0.75 | 0.21 ± 0.62 | 0.153 | | Charlson index | 1.8 ± 1.4 | 1.1 ± 1.4 | 0.012 | | BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | 29.0 ± 4.8 | 29.1 ± 5.3 | 0.978 | | Hernia length (preoperative measure) (cm) | 6.5 ± 3.7 | 5.3 ± 3.5 | 0.121 | | Hernia width (preoperative measure) (cm) | 6.2 ± 3.4 | 4.7 ± 2.3 | 0.018 | | Mesh area (cm2) | 233.6 ± 130.6 | 173.6 ± 68.8 | 0.036 | | Number of tacker rows | 2.25 ± 0.7 | 2.47 ± 0.7 | 0.133 | | Operative time (min) | 113.4 ± 56.1 | 88.2 ± 41.3 | 0.021 | | Postoperative stay (d) | 2.7 ± 2.3 | 2.0 ± 1.2 | 0.064 | | Time from surgery to follow-up (y) | 4.37 ± 1.77 | 3.92 ± 2.14 | 0.258 | | Time from surgery to MRI (y) | 5.1 ± 1.8 | 5.0 ± 2.7 | 0.971 | | Area of mesh determined by MRI (cm²) | 134.7 ± 79.9 | 92.6 ± 55.8 | 0.023 | | Gender (male/female) | 30/28 | 15/24 | 0.199 | | LVHR/OVHR | 39/19 | 19/20 | 0.141 | | Postoperative complications (no/yes) | 40/18 | 27/12 | 0.420 |
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