Total (N = 91)

Mesh (n = 56)

Suture (n = 35)

P

Age: years (SD)

69.9 (12.8)

68.7 (14.2)

71.7(10.0)

0.27

Gender: M/F (%)

64/27 (70.3/29.7)

38/18 (67.9/32.1)

26/9 (74.3/25.7)

0.34

Initial surgery: emergency/elective (%)

34/57 (37.4/62.6)

24/32 (42.9/57.1)

10/25 (28.6/71.4)

0.12

Days to diagnostic: mean (SD)

9.4 (4.8)

9.7 (4.9)

8.9 (4.6)

0.40

Chronic lung disease: N(%)

26 (28.6)

15 (26.8)

11 (31.4)

0.40

Malnutrition (albumin < 3 g/dL): N(%)

32 (35.2)

14 (25)

18 (51)

0.01

Diabetes: N(%)

17 (18.7)

9 (16.4)

8 (22.9)

0.30

Anemia: N(%)

51 (56)

29 (52.7)

22 (62.9)

0.23

Neoplasm: N(%)

51 (56)

33 (58.9)

18 (51.4)

0.31

Sepsis: N(%)

14 (15.4)

7(12.5)

7 (20)

0.25