Is the age of >65 years a risk factor for endoscopic treatment of primary inguinal hernia? Analysis of 24,571 patients from the Herniamed Registry

Table 5 Unadjusted analysis of perioperative complications and reoperations

	≤65 years		>65 years		^p
	n	%	n	%	^p
Intraoperative complications
Overall
Yes	205	1.19	118	1.60
No	17,009	98.81	7239	98.40	0.010
Bleeding
Yes	138	0.80	75	1.02
No	17,076	99.20	7282	98.98	0.098
Injuries
Overall
Yes	116	0.67	65	0.88
No	17,098	99.33	7292	99.12	0.078
Vascular
Yes	53	0.31	19	0.26
No	17,161	99.69	7338	99.74	0.606
Bowel
Yes	11	0.06	14	0.19
No	17,203	99.94	7343	99.81	0.007
Bladder
Yes	16	0.09	13	0.18
No	17,198	99.91	7344	99.82	0.103
Nerve
Yes	1	0.01	0	0.00
No	17,213	99.99	7357	100.0	1.000
Postoperative complications
Overall
Yes	468	2.72	338	4.59
No	16,746	97.28	7019	95.41	<0.001
Bleeding
Yes	121	0.70	110	1.50
No	17,093	99.30	7247	98.50	<0.001
Bowel injury/anastomotic leakage
Yes	6	0.03	3	0.04
No	17,208	99.97	7354	99.96	0.733
SSI
Yes	19	0.11	4	0.05
No	17,195	99.89	7353	99.95	0.255
Seroma
Yes	319	1.85	224	3.04
No	16,895	98.15	7133	96.96	<0.001
Mesh infection
Yes	10	0.06	1	0.01
No	17,204	99.94	7356	99.99	0.191
Ileus
Yes	13	0.08	8	0.11
No	17,201	99.92	7349	99.89	0.475
Reoperation
Yes	184	1.07	101	1.37
No	17,030	98.93	7256	98.63	0.044
General complications
Overall
Yes	147	0.85	146	1.98
No	17,067	99.15	7211	98.02	<0.001
Urinary tract infection
Yes	14	0.08	7	0.10
No	17,200	99.92	7350	99.90	0.812
Thrombosis
Yes	4	0.02	3	0.04
No	17,210	99.98	7354	99.96	0.434
Pulmonary embolism (PAE)
Yes	2	0.01	3	0.04
No	17,212	99.99	7354	99.96	0.162
Pneumonia
Yes	3	0.02	9	0.12
No	17,211	99.98	7348	99.88	0.002
COPD
Yes	8	0.05	9	0.12
No	17,206	99.95	7348	99.88	0.059
Myocardial infarction
Yes	3	0.02	11	0.15
No	17211	99.98	7346	99.85	<0.001
Renal failure
Yes	2	0.01	11	0.15
No	17212	99.99	7346	99.85	<0.001
Death
Yes	1	0.01	4	0.05
No	17213	99.99	7353	99.95	0.031