title: Postoperative adhesions as a consequence of pelvic surgery.
abstract: Adhesions represent a frequent thought-provoking surgical ramification that greatly affects clinical practice, thereby making adhesion deterrence an important area of public health intervention, research, and the fiscal budget. Postoperative adhesions have been observed in up to 94% of patients after laparotomy. Adhesion-related readmissions, 1 year after surgery, were found to be in 1.3% to 1.5% of the therapeutic and diagnostic laparoscopic procedures. This systematic review looks at gynecologic experience with the management of postoperative adhesions and related complications and recommends intervention when data permits.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bolnick
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bolnick
authors.affiliation: Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia. Electronic address: michael.diamond@gru.edu.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: ADEPT; Adhesions; Bowel obstruction; Hypoxia; Infertility; Inflammation; Interceed; Laparoscopic; Seprafilm