Adhesion Incidence and Severity Vary by Surgical Procedure

By Jeannette Wick |
 MExperts estimate approximately 93% of patients who have undergone laparoscopic surgery develop abnormal fibroid bands that bind organ surfaces to the abdominal wall after a second surgery. Many adhesions are asymptomatic, but in some patients, they can cause pain, small bowel obstruction and other postoperative issues, as well as increase cost and complicate surgical suite workload. As surgeons underestimate the rate of adhesion development given that up to 93% of consent forms don’t address them, the March 2014 issue of Surgery Today contained a systematic review estimating the formation rate, distribution, and severity of postoperative adhesions in abdominal surgery patient.
Full article  http://www.hcplive.com/publications/surgical-rounds/2014/March-2014/Adhesion-Incidence-and-Severity-Vary-by-Surgical-Procedure