Table 1 Patient related factors in the two groups
From: Emergency incisional hernia repair: a difficult problem waiting for a solution
| Factors | Groups | Wound closed | Wound left open | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bowel resection
n = 13 |
No bowel resection
n = 42 |
Bowel resection
n = 2 |
No bowel resection
n = 3 | ||
| Age | Mean(years ± SD) | 52.4 ± 15 | 53.4 ± 12.5 | 59 ± 5.7 | 54.3 ± 9 |
| Gender | Male | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Female | 10 | 37 | 2 | 2 | |
| BMI | < 30 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| > 30 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1 | |
| DM | Yes | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Recurrent Hernia | Yes | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Hospital Stay | Mean (days ± SD) | 5.8 ± 2.8 | 4 ± 2.1 | 7 ± 2.8 | 4.7 ± 2.1 |
| Wound infection | Yes | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Recurrence | Yes | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |