Table 4 Quality of life scores using the Carolina Comfort Scale.

From: An improved approach of totally visceral sac separation (TVS) for incisional hernia compared with laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh plus repair (IPOM plus)

Variable

Symptomatic at 1 week

Symptomatic at 1 month

Symptomatic at 6 months

TVS

IPOM plus

P

TVS

IPOM plus

P

TVS

IPOM plus

P

CCS total scores

3.74 ± 1.69

7.55 ± 1.03

 < 0.01

0.26 ± 0.86

3.61 ± 1.37

 < 0.01

0.15 ± 0.56

1.16 ± 1.65

0.02

Pain

1.62 ± 0.74

3.24 ± 0.43

 < 0.01

0.09 ± 0.29

1.32 ± 0.47

 < 0.01

0

0.32 ± 0.57

 < 0.01

Sensation of mesh

1.06 ± 0.81

2.53 ± 0.73

 < 0.01

0.09 ± 0.29

1.32 ± 0.66

 < 0.01

0

0.50 ± 0.73

 < 0.01

Movement limitation

1.06 ± 0.60

1.79 ± 0.41

 < 0.01

0.09 ± 0.29

0.97 ± 0.64

 < 0.01

0

0.34 ± 0.63

0.02

  1. CCS is the abbreviation for Carolina’s Comfort Scale.