Table 4 Hernioplasty for dialysis patients with inguinal hernia and clinical outcomes
From: Inguinal hernia in hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis patients: a case-control study
Variable | HD (N = 16) | PD (N = 24) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients with hernioplasty, N (%) | 14 (88) | 21 (88) | |
Number of inguinal hernia, N | 15 | 22 | |
Hernia type, N (%) | |||
Indirect | 7 (47) | 20 (91) | 0.003 |
Direct | 6 | 1 | |
Combined | 2 | 1 | |
Duration from hernia onset to hernioplasty, months (range) | 30 (0.7–261) | 8 (0.2–75) | 0.2 |
Recurrence, N | 0 | 0 | |
90-day survival rate, % | 100 | 100 |