| Variable |
CST w/o Mesh |
CST w/ Biologic Mesh |
CST w/ Synthetic
Mesh |
P-value* |
| No. of Cases |
58 |
55 |
13 |
|
| Incarcerated/Strangulated, % |
48.3 |
45.5 |
30.8 |
0.518 |
| Prior Repairs, % |
|
|
|
0.302 |
| None |
49.1 |
50.0 |
36.4 |
|
| 1 |
26.4 |
22.9 |
54.5 |
|
| 2+ |
24.5 |
27.1 |
9.1 |
|
| Concomitant Procedure |
|
|
|
0.002 |
| None |
74.1 |
47.3 |
100.0 |
|
| Non-Gastrointestinal |
8.6 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
|
| Gastrointestinal |
17.2 |
32.7 |
0.0 |
|
| Size of Mesh, cm2
mean ± s.d., n=51† |
n/a |
301± 131 |
447± 208 |
0.039 |
| Wound Class |
|
|
|
0.050 |
| Clean |
66.7 |
50.0 |
92.3 |
|
| Clean/Contaminated |
10.5 |
11.1 |
0.0 |
|
| Contaminated |
22.8 |
38.9 |
7.7 |
|
| Wound Complication |
|
|
|
0.644 |
| Seroma |
3.7 |
7.5 |
10.0 |
|
| Infection/Necrosis |
50.0 |
39.6 |
30.0 |
|
| Recurrence |
25.5 |
16.7 |
27.3 |
0.481 |
|