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Table 1 Characteristics of the population

From: The abdominal wall hernia in cirrhotic patients: a historical challenge

Variables

Population (n = 117)

Elective surgery (n = 76)

Emergency surgery (n = 41)

Age

60 (53–81)

60 (53–81)

65 (60–81)

Male

100 (86%)

66 (88%)

34 (82%)

Mean BMI

25

27

24

Poorly controlled ascites (n of patients)

41

14

27

CPT:  A (n of patients)

41 (35%)

41 (54%)

0

   B (n of patients)

27 (23%)

23 (30%)

4 (10%)

   C (n of patients)

49 (42%)

12 (16%)

37 (90%)

Mean pre-operative MELD score

13

12

16

n of patients with MELD score ≥ 20

32 (27%)

15 (20%)

17 (41%)

Mesh use

76 (65%)

55 (47%)

21 (18%)

Mean in-hospital stay (days)

10

7

16

Post-operative ICU (n of patients)

23 (20%)

8 (10%)

15 (36%)

Mean ICU stay (days)

7

2

10

Death

27 (23%)

5 (6.6%)

22 (53.6%)

Clavien-Dindo score I

27

27

0

         II

22

22

0

         III

31

22

9

         IV

10

0

10

         V

27

5

22

ASA score < 3

29 (25%)

29 (38%)

0 (0%)

ASA score ≥ 3

88 (75%)

47 (62%)

41 (100%)

Bilateral hernia

6

4

2

 Mesh use

6

4

2

 General anesthesia

1 (20%)

0

1

 Spinal anesthesia

5 (80%)

4

1

Monolateral hernia

30

19

11

 Mesh use

30

19

11

 General anesthesia

1 (3%)

0

1

 Local anesthesia

26 (87%)

16

10

 Spinal anesthesia

3 (10%)

3

0

Umbilical hernia

60

37

23

 Mesh use

19

16

3

 General anesthesia

3 (5%)

0

3

 Local anesthesia

57 (95%)

37

20

Incisional hernia

21

16

5

 Mesh use

21

16

5

 General anesthesia

21 (100%)

16

5