Table 1 Patients characteristics
From: Systemic inflammatory response in erderly patients following hernioplastical operation
| Young | Older | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 51.8 ± 8.9° | 82.4 ± 4.7 |
| Right/Left | 7/5 | 6/6 |
| Hernia (Type Nyhus) II | 6 | 7 |
| III A | 6 | 5 |
| Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 26 ± 8 | 31 ± 11 |
| Anesthesiologic grading (ASA) I | 8 | 6 |
| II | 4 | 6 |
| Duration of the operation (min) | 29 ± 9 | 31 ± 15 |
| Hospital discharge (hours) | 16 ± 5 | 17 ± 4.5 |
| Complications | 0 | 0 |