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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2015

Dexamethasone and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose prevent postoperative intraperitoneal adhesions in rats.

X H Du, J Q Liu, K Xin, G H Liu

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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X H DuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Norman Bethune First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin, China.
J Q LiuDepartment of Radiation Medicine, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Jilin, China.
K XinDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Zhong Shan Hospital, Dalian University, Dalian, China.
G H LiuDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Norman Bethune First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin, China.
Jilin Medical University · CNAffiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University · CN

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Abstract

We aimed to evaluate the effects of the barrier agent sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (SCMC) with and without dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative adhesion formation in a rat model of postoperative peritoneal adhesion. A total of 160 three-month old male and female Wistar rats underwent a laparotomy, and adhesions were induced by ileocecal abrasion. Rats were randomly assigned to 4 groups (n=40 each): group A, untreated; group B, treated with SCMC only; group C1, treated with SCMC + 3 mg dexamethasone, and group C2, treated with SCMC + 8 mg dexamethasone. After 12 days, adhesion formation and histopathological changes were compared. In groups A, B, C1, and C2, the mortality rates were 10, 5, 5, and 5%, respectively. In groups C1 and C2, the adhesions were filmy and easy to dissect and were milder compared with those in groups A and B. The total adhesion score in group C1 (3.38±0.49) was significantly lower than that of group B (6.01±0.57; P<0.01) or group A (8.01±0.67; P<0.05). There was no significant difference in adhesion formation between groups C1 and C2. Compared with groups A and B, groups C1 and C2 exhibited milder histopathological changes. SCMC in combination with dexamethasone can prevent adhesion formation and is a better barrier agent than SCMC alone. The safety and feasibility of SCMC in combination with dexamethasone to prevent adhesion formation after abdominal surgery warrants further clinical study.

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AnimalsCarboxymethylcellulose SodiumDexamethasoneDisease Models, AnimalDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleLaparotomyMalePeritoneal DiseasesPeritoneumPostoperative ComplicationsRandom AllocationRats, WistarTissue AdhesionsCarboxymethylcellulose SodiumDexamethasone

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