Table 4 Adhesions at second look laparoscopy
From: Efficacy of polyethylene glycol adhesion barrier after gynecological laparoscopic surgery
Outcome | PEG | Control | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients with any adhesion | 7/9 (78%) | 6/6 (100%) | 0.49 |
Patients with de novo adhesions | 0/9 (0%) | 4/6 (67%) | 0.01 |
Adhesions (number of sites) | 2.7 ± 2.4a | 3.8 ± 1.7a | 0.29 |
Δ Adhesions (number of sites)a | −2.4 ± 2.0a | 0.8 ± 2.3a | 0.01 |
LABS score (Mean) | 1.2 ± 1.3a | 2.4 ± 2.4a | 0.29 |
• Left ovary | 0.7 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 3.0 | 0.28 |
• Right ovary | 2.9 ± 5.2 | 5.5 ± 6.4 | 0.43 |
• Left fallopian tube | 2.2 ± 3.3 | 1.7 ± 1.4 | 0.66 |
• Right fallopian tube | 2.3 ± 2.8 | 2.8 ± 6.5 | 0.86 |
• Left pelvic side wall | 1.0 ± 2.6 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 0.74 |
• Right pelvic side wall | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 4.0 ± 6.7 | 0.20 |
• Anterior uterus | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 1.00 |
• Posterior uterus | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 2.5 ± 3.1 | 0.15 |
Δ LABS scoreb (mean) | −2.6 ± 2.1a | 0.1 ± 1.7a | 0.03 |
• Left ovary | −4.4 ± 5.1 | 0.2 ± 2.2 | 0.03 |
• Right ovary | −2.9 ± 4.8 | 1.5 ± 5.3 | 0.13 |
• Left fallopian tube | −4.2 ± 5.0 | −0.3 ± 4.0 | 0.12 |
• Right fallopian tube | −3.9 ± 4.0 | −0.7 ± 1.2 | 0.05 |
• Left pelvic side wall | −2.3 ± 2.8 | −0.7 ± 3.7 | 0.38 |
• Right pelvic side wall | −1.6 ± 2.8 | −0.3 ± 0.8 | 0.24 |
• Anterior uterus | −0.2 ± 0.7 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.35 |
• Posterior uterus | −0.9 ± 1.5 | −0.2 ± 2.7 | 0.57 |