Table 3 Adhesions at initial laparoscopy
From: Efficacy of polyethylene glycol adhesion barrier after gynecological laparoscopic surgery
PEG | Control | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients with any adhesion | 8/9 (89%) | 5/6 (83%) | >0.99 |
Adhesion sites | 5.1 ± 2.3a | 3 ± 2.2a | 0.10 |
LABS score (mean) | 3.7 ± 2.8a | 2.4 ± 3.0a | 0.44 |
• Left ovary | 5.1 ± 4.9 | 2.0 ± 3.3 | 0.17 |
• Right ovary | 5.8 ± 6.0 | 4.0 ± 6.2 | 0.59 |
• Left fallopian tube | 6.4 ± 5.8 | 2.0 ± 3.3 | 0.08 |
• Right fallopian tube | 6.2 ± 5.7 | 3.5 + 6.3 | 0.42 |
• Left pelvic side wall | 3.3 ± 3.2 | 1.3 ± 3.3 | 0.27 |
• Right pelvic side wall | 1.6 ± 2.8 | 4.3 ± 6.5 | 0.36 |
• Anterior uterus | 0.2 ± 0.7 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.35 |
• Posterior uterus | 1.2 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 2.1 | 0.19 |
Time of surgery (min) | 151.9 ± 29.5a | 146.7 ± 47.8a | 0.82 |
Time to SLL (days) | 27.9 ± 11.5a | 28.0 ± 17.6a | >0.99 |