Long term recurrence, pain and patient satisfaction after ventral hernia mesh repair

Table 6 Predictors for overall recurrence after laparoscopic mesh repair multivariate analysis adjusted model

	OR (95%CI)	P value
Hernia area1	5.55 (0.74; 41.47)	0.095
No. of trocars	4.32 (1.55; 12.05)	0.005
Operative time2	0.32 (0.03; 2.94)	0.313
BMI	1.21 (1.05; 1.41)	0.010
Postoperative stay	1.79 (1.10; 2.89)	0.018
Preop antibiotics	0.74 (0.12; 4.57)	0.742

¹Hernia area < 58 cm² small, reference category > 58 cm² large;

²Operative time < 108 min reference category. BMI: Body mass index; OR: Odds ratio.