Research Article

Strangulated Hernia Can Be a Risk Factor of Seroma following Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Repair

Table 4

Intraoperative and postoperative data.

Seroma group No seroma group P value

Operation time

 Median, minute9493

Airway device0.267

 SGA(%)10 (40)101 (51)

 ETT(%)15 (60)96 (49)

 Total25197

Intraoperative complication00

Mesh type0.94

 Anatomical mesh (%)14 (56)109 (54)

 3D mesh (%)11 (44)88 (45)

 Total25197

Vas Max0.014

0 (%)9 (36)30 (15)

>1 (%)16 (64)167 (85)

 Total25197

Analgesic use6 (24)85 (43)0.08

Statistically significant, ETT: Endotracheal tube, SGA: supraglottic airway
VAS: Visual Analogue Scale