Primary outcomes
hernia
Length of hospital stay was 3 (range 1–36) days in the open group and 3 (range 1–12) days in the laparoscopic group (The SF-36 scores are summarized per group over time (Table Pre- and postoperative SF-36 scores (mean, SD)SF-36 at different follow-up timepoints for the open and laparoscopic group. The open group has lower scores on all domains except mental health at 5 years follow-up. However, the differences between the two groups were not significant. Although not significantly, general health is scored lower by the open group at 5 years follow-up.No significant differences in CCS were found at any time of follow-up between the two groups (Fig. Postoperative Quality of Life (QoL) scores of different Carolina Comfort Scale (CCS) domains for open and laparoscopic incisional hernia repair at different times in follow-up