P118 MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND RECURRENCE FACTORS OF INCARCERATED FEMORAL HERNIA

Aim Aimed to search the factors affecting morbidity, mortality, and recurrence in incarcerated femoral hernia cases. Material and Methods After ethical committee approval, patients operated due to incarcerated femoral hernia between 2010 and 2020 were included in the study. Patients in the pediatric age group (0-18 years), and pregnant patients were excluded from the study. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative factors of the patients were gathered. Morbidity, mortality, and recurrence factors were evaluated with Mann-Whitney U test, χ² test, and Likelihood ratio test, p value lower than 0.05 as significant. Results The mean age of 50 patients was 54.56±19.34 years (19-91) and the female to male ratio was 33/17. Right-sided hernia was present in 27 (54%) patients and recurrent hernia in 5 (10%) patients. The most common surgery type was Mc Vay repair in 33 (66%) patients. Other surgery types were as follows: Lichtenstein procedure in 9 (18%) patients and Rutkow plug procedure in 8 (16%) patients. The morbidity and mortality rates of the study were 14% and 4%, respectively. Postoperative recurrence was seen in only 3 (6%) patients. Patients with preoperative nausea (p = 0.003), vomiting (p < 0.001), and tachycardia (p < 0.001), presence of recurrent hernia (p < 0.001), surgery under general anesthesia (p < 0.001), performing both laparotomy (p = 0.007) and organ resection during surgery (p < 0.001) had more morbidity. Also, patients with preoperative tachycardia (p = 0.005) and organ resection during surgery (p = 0.029) had more mortality. However, no factors affecting recurrence were found in the study. Conclusions Morbidity and mortality probability are higher in patients with preoperative septic and obstructive symptoms.