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Postoperative adhesions
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2001 · Vol. 44(6) · pp. 822–829
Mike Parker✉(Darent Valley Hospital)Harold Ellis(University of Cambridge)Brendan Moran(Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital)J N Thompson(Chelsea and Westminster Hospital)Malcolm Wilson(The Christie Hospital)D MenziesAlistair McGuire(City, University of London)A.M. Lower(St Bartholomew's Hospital)Robert Hawthorn(National Health Service)Fiona O'Brien(National Health Service)Scot BuchanAlison M. Crowe
Abstract
There is a high relative risk of adhesion-related problems after open lower abdominal surgery and a correspondingly high workload associated with these readmissions. This is influenced by the initial site of surgery, colon and rectum having both the greatest impact on workload and highest relative risk of directly adhesion-related problems. The study provides sound justification for improved adhesion prevention strategies.
Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsHernia repair and managementIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersMedicineAdhesionColorectal surgerySurgeryAbdominal surgeryCohortRectumCohort studyPopulationEpidemiology
MeSH terms
AbdomenTissue AdhesionsAdultAgedColonic DiseasesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRectal DiseasesRisk FactorsDigestive System Surgical ProceduresCohort Studies
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