The Comparison of Lichtenstein Procedure with and without Mesh-Fixation for Inguinal Hernia Repair

Table 3

Comparison of operative time, hospital stay, and VAS score between the groups.

	Group 1; : 42	Group 2; : 43
Operative time (minutes)	49.4 ± 13.17	32.37 ± 7.96	7.24	0.001
Hospital stay (days)	1.29 ± 0.46	1.14 ± 0.35	1.66	0.101
VAS	5.88 ± 2.06	3.88 ± 1.78	4.79	0.001