Predictors of postoperative complications in patients with ventral hernia

Abstract

To evaluate potential predictors of 1-month postoperative complications after primary ventral hernia repair using database of the 1st Clinic of the Samarkand State Medical University. A cohort study included 348 patients who underwent ventral hernia surgery in the 1st Clinic of the Samarkand State Medical University between January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2021. We performed logistic regression analysis to identify risk factors of postoperative complications. More than one complication within 1-month after surgery developed in 87 (25%) patients. Those factors associated with complications in univariate analysis (p<0.05) and clinically important factors were included in multivariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, age, body mass index, hypertension, hernia size, hospital-stay and surgery time were independent risk factors. Age, BMI, hypertension, anamnesis and size of hernia, as well as surgery time correlated with postoperative complications. Therefore, these factors should be used in preoperative risk assessment.