Introduction
Methods
Trial design
Participants
Randomisation
Blinding
Interventions
Outcomes
Statistical analysis
Results
Glue fixation | Self-gripping mesh | Suture fixation | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 177) | (n = 167) | (n = 170) | ||
Male/female | 160/17 (90/10) | 158/9 (95/5) | 161/9 (95/5) | 0.1167 |
Mean age | 64 (14) | 61 (14) | 62 (13) | 0.0826 |
Left/right | 67/110 (38/62) | 75/92 (45/55) | 63/107 (37/63) | 0.2685 |
Direct/indirect | 63/101 (36/57) | 57/100 (34/60) | 50/106 (29/62) | 0.4827 |
Combined | 13 (7.3) | 10 (6.0) | 14 (8.2) | 0.7242 |
Recurrent | 4 (2.2) | 11 (6.6) | 9 (5.3) | 0.1468 |
Size of defect at operation (cm): | ||||
<1.5 | 94 (53) | 89 (53) | 89 (52) | 0.9833 |
1.5–3 | 51 (29) | 46 (28) | 51 (30) | 0.8835 |
>3 | 32 (18) | 32 (19) | 30 (18) | 0.9337 |
Glue fixation | Self-gripping mesh | Suture fixation | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 216) | (n = 202) | (n = 207) | ||
1 year: | n = 208 | n = 193 | n = 198 | |
Recurrence operated | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | 0.3833 |
Bulge | 2 (0.9) | 2(1.0) | 1 | 0.8207 |
VAS ≥ 3 | 20 (9.6) | 20 (10) | 12 (6.0) | 0.2681 |
Mean pain (VAS)1 | 0.6 ± 1.5 | 0.6 ± 1.4 | 0.4 ± 1.3 | 0.2614 |
Feeling of foreign object | 35 (17) | 35 (18) | 26 (13) | 0.3735 |
Need of analgesics | 9 (4.3) | 5 (2.6) | 11 (5.6) | 0.3384 |
Not satisfied | 14 (6.7) | 10 (5.2) | 9 (4.5) | 0.5974 |
5 years: | n = 177 | n = 167 | n = 170 | |
Recurrence operated | 4 (2.2) | 7 (4.2) | 5 (2.9) | 0.5804 |
Bulge | 2 (1.1) | 5 (3.0) | 4 (2.3) | 0.4770 |
Mean pain (VAS)1 | 0.1 ± 1.3 | 0.1 ± 1.3 | 0.1 ± 1.3 | 0.9999 |
Feeling of occasional pain | 12 (6.8) | 18 (11) | 16 (9.4) | 0.4163 |
VAS ≥ 3 | 12 (6.8) | 14 (8.4) | 14 (8.2) | 0.8267 |
Need of analgesics | 3 (1.7) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.6) | 0.6305 |
Feeling of foreign object | 27 (15) | 30 (18) | 18 (11) | 0.1516 |
Not satisfied | 14 (6.7) | 10 (5.2) | 9 (4.5) | 0.5874 |