title: Use of Interceed(TC7) absorbable adhesion barrier to reduce postoperative adhesion reformation in infertility and endometriosis surgery. The Obstetrics and Gynecology Adhesion Prevention Committee.
abstract: Interceed(TC7) is a fabric composed of oxidized, regenerated cellulose that was designed to reduce the formation of postsurgical adhesions. We evaluated Interceed(TC7) in a randomized, multicenter clinical study. Sixty-three infertility patients had bilateral pelvic sidewall adhesions removed at laparotomy. One pelvic sidewall was covered by Interceed(TC7) and the other was left uncovered. The deperitonealized areas (N = 205) of all sidewalls were divided into three groups: less than 100 mm2, N = 72; 100-1000 mm2, N = 95; and more than 1000 mm2, N = 38. The effectiveness of Interceed(TC7) was evaluated at laparoscopy 10-98 days after laparotomy. Significantly more adhesions were observed at laparoscopy on the control pelvic sidewalls (48 of 63, 76%) than on the treated sides (26 of 63, 41%) (P less than .0001). The Interceed(TC7)-treated sidewalls also had significantly less area involved with adhesions at laparoscopy (P less than .05, P less than .001, and P less than .001 in the three groups, respectively). Twenty-eight women with severe endometriosis also had significantly more adhesions on the control side (23 of 28, 82%) than on the treated side (14 of 28, 50%) (P less than .05). We conclude that Interceed(TC7) effectively reduced the incidence and extent of postoperative adhesions, even in patients with severe endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekiba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012008:Recurrence; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; C060002:INTERCEED