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

Table 9 Predictors for abdominal wall pain measured on the visual analogue scale in relation to type of hernia surgery

	Laparoscopic n = 81	Open n = 72	OR1 (95%CI)	P value
Maximum pain reported, mean ± SD	16.7 (20.8)	18.6 (20.8)	1.40 (0.42-4.68)	0.58
Maximum pain on palpation, mean ± SD	12.9 (20.2)	12.1 (20.2)	0.78 (0.26-2.32)	0.66
Pain on average, mean ± SD	3.3 (10.3)	2.4 (6.4)	0.85 (0.49-1.47)	0.56
Pain during sedentary activities, mean ± SD	6.5 (17.9)	4.0 (15.4)	0.61 (0.31-1.22)	0.16
Pain during work activities, mean ± SD	9.8 (17.9)	7.7 (15.4)	0.68 (0.24-1.89)	0.46

¹Referes LVHR. Factors adjusted for: Clinical recurrence, age categories, BMI categories, gender, COPD. LVHR: Laparoscopic mesh repair; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI: Body mass index.