Prevention of post-operative adhesions: a comprehensive review of present and emerging strategies

A Fatehi Hassanabad, AN Zarzycki, K Jeon, JA Dundas… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Post-operative adhesions affect patients undergoing all types of surgeries. They are
associated with serious complications, including higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Given …

Pathogenesis of postoperative adhesion formation

BWJ Hellebrekers, T Kooistra - Journal of British Surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Current views on the pathogenesis of adhesion formation are based on the
'classical concept of adhesion formation', namely that a reduction in peritoneal fibrinolytic …

An injectable and rapidly degraded carboxymethyl chitosan/polyethylene glycol hydrogel for postoperative antiadhesion

M Wang, S Lin, M Liu, J Jiao, H Mi, J Sun, Y Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Postoperative peritoneal adhesion will result in serious complications for patients and
increase their hospitalization costs. The critical period for postoperative adhesion formation …

Injectable adhesive self-healing biocompatible hydrogel for haemostasis, wound healing, and postoperative tissue adhesion prevention in nephron-sparing surgery

Z Wan, J He, Y Yang, T Chong, J Wang, B Guo, L Xue - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Nephron-sparing surgery is a well-established treatment in patients with T1a renal cell
carcinoma; however, the complex suturing process prolongs warm ischaemia time, affects …

Fouling-resistant zwitterionic polymers for complete prevention of postoperative adhesion

E Zhang, B Song, Y Shi, H Zhu, X Han… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Postoperative adhesions are most common issues for almost any types of abdominal and
pelvic surgery, leading to adverse consequences. Pharmacological treatments and physical …

Biodegradable zwitterionic cream gel for effective prevention of postoperative adhesion

E Zhang, J Yang, K Wang, B Song… - Advanced functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Postoperative peritoneal adhesions are frequent complications for almost any type of
abdominal and pelvic surgery. This leads to numerous medical problems and a huge …

[HTML][HTML] Revolutionizing non-conventional wound healing using honey by simultaneously targeting multiple molecular mechanisms

CCF Pleeging, FA Wagener, H De Rooster… - Drug Resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospital-acquired infections and treatment-related wound complications constitute a
tremendous burden for the health care system, particularly given the serious increase in …

Abdominal adhesions: current and novel therapies

BC Ward, A Panitch - Journal of Surgical Research, 2011 - Elsevier
An adhesion occurs when two tissues that normally freely move past each other attach via a
fibrous bridge. Abdominal adhesions place a tremendous clinical and financial burden on …

Physicians treating physicians: Information and incentives in childbirth

EM Johnson, MM Rehavi - American Economic Journal: Economic …, 2016 - aeaweb.org
This paper provides new evidence on the interaction between patient information and
physician financial incentives. Using rich microdata on childbirth, we compare the treatment …

Polymers for cell/tissue anti-adhesion

E Lih, SH Oh, YK Joung, JH Lee, DK Han - Progress in polymer science, 2015 - Elsevier
The appropriate anti-adhesive effect of polymers on cells or tissues in the body is one of the
essential requirements of maintaining health and protecting the body from trauma and …