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6155892

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Postoperative adhesions, especially peritoneal adhesions, pose an increasingly serious surgical problem. Modern surgical studies have generally attempted to deal with the problem after extensive surgical tissue damage has already occurred. This report focuses on our preliminary findings from exploratory laparotomies with canine and rat animal models, which suggest (1) that inadvertent and generally unappreciated serosal trauma may occur by contact adhesion as well as abrasion and drying mechanisms and (2) that hydrophilic polymer coatings, such as providone (polyvinylpyrrolidone), may be effective in protecting the peritoneal surface from damage. This opens up an important new approach to dealing with the problem: application of adhesive and lubricating tissue and surgical material coatings prior to surgical manipulations to limit tissue damage and thereby minimize postoperative complications. The implications of this study to many other surgical procedures may also be of considerable consequence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
776-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Peritoneal adhesions: prevention with the use of hydrophilic polymer coatings.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article