title: Efficiency of Ankaferd Blood Stopper used in bleeding control on intraabdominal adhesions formed postoperatively.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to investigate the hispathological, biochemical, and clinical efficiency of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS) in preventing postoperative intraabdominal adhesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 40 Wistar albino species female rats were randomly separated into 4 groups. For the control group, 1 mL normal saline was administered; and for the second, third, and fourth groups 0.5, 1, and 2 mL, respectively, ABS was administered. Statistical analyses were evaluated with Tukey and analysis of variance test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant increase was observed in fibroblast and vascularization microscopically with increasing amount of ABS used. Degree of adhesion in the group administered with normal saline was lower compared to the other groups. Adhesion thickness and prevalence macroscopically increased with the increasing amount of ABS used in groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was determined in our study that ABS is not efficient in preventing intraabdominal adhesions; on the contrary, adhesions were increased with the increased amount of ABS used.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey behcetal@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Behçet
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Malatya State Hospital, Malatya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kılıç
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyithan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taysi
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cuma
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department of Medicine Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: İbrahim
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Sarı
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D006490:Hemostatics; D010936:Plant Extracts; C539751:ankaferd blood stopper
keywords: Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS); abdominal operation; adhesion; albino Wistar rat; normal saline