ArticleFacts, views & vision in ObGyn2023
Perspectives in adhesion prevention in gynaecological surgery.
Article in Facts, views & vision in ObGyn, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Blood-invigorating Chinese herbal medicines plus conventional therapy for endometriosis: a network meta-analysis of 107 randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical Impact of Using 4% Icodextrin as an Adhesion Prophylactic Agent in High-Risk Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgery on Hospital Readmission and Reoperation Rates: A Retrospective Single-Arm Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Effect of Fibrin Sealants on Tubal Reanastomosis: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Risk factors for the prognostic effects of patients with pelvic abscesses: a clinical retrospective study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Adhesion Prevention in Gynecologic Surgery: Guidance and Clinical Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Self-Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Gel for Adhesion Prophylaxis in Laparoscopic Deep Endometriosis Removal: Safety Report of a Prospective Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) Good Practice Recommendations on surgical techniques for removal of fibroids: part 1 abdominal (laparoscopic and open) myomectomy.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2024Article
- Global recommendations on adhesion prophylaxis in gynaecological laparoscopic surgery.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2024Article
- Postoperative adhesions: are we close to finding a solution?Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2023Article
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Abstract
Adhesions are a frequent, clinically relevant, and often costly complication of surgery that can develop in any body location regardless of the type of surgical procedure. Adhesions result from surgical trauma inducing inflammatory and coagulation processes and to date cannot be entirely prevented. However, the extent of adhesion formation can be reduced by using good surgical technique and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs, haemostats, and barrier agents. Strategies are needed in the short-, medium- and longer-term to improve the prevention of adhesions. In the short-term, efforts are needed to increase the awareness amongst surgeons and patients about the potential risks and burden of surgically induced adhesions. To aid this in the medium- term, a risk score to identify patients at high risk of adhesion formation is being developed and validated. Furthermore, available potentially preventive measures need to be highlighted. Both clinical and health economic evaluations need to be undertaken to support the broad adoption of such measures. In the longer- term, a greater understanding of the pathogenic processes leading to the formation of adhesions is needed to help identify effective, future treatments to reliably prevent adhesions from forming and lyse existing ones.
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