Table 4 Retrospective studies with no or unclear description of site-specific adhesions
From: Classification of intra-abdominal adhesions after cesarean delivery
Authors | Type of study | Main outcome measures | Number of patients analyzed | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Myers and Bennett [19] | Retrospective study | Effect of combined parietal and visceral peritoneum closure | 191 | Combined parietal and visceral peritoneum closure was associated with decreased adhesion formation |
Phipps et al. [20] | Case control study | Identification of risk factor of bladder injury | 126 | Adhesions from prior cesarean is a risk factor for bladder injury at repeat cesarean |
Zhu et al. [21] | Retrospective cohort | Effect of parietal peritoneum closure | 612 | Non-closure of parietal peritoneum is associated with increased visceral adhesions |
Nisenblat et al. [22] | Retrospective cohort | Complications after repeated cesareans | 768 | Increased complications and dense adhesion with cesarean number. Dense adhesions were defined as multiple adhesions between the uterus and surrounding organs |
Hamel [23] | Retrospective cohort | Incidence and severity of adhesions | 62 | Decreased adhesions with closure of the rectus muscle or the parietal peritoneum. |
Fatusic and Hudic [24] | Retrospective study | Prevalence of adhesions | 400 | Decreased adhesions after MisgavLadach cesarean. Adhesion scores based on Bristow and Montz scoring system |
Chapa et al. [25] | Retrospective cohort | Effect of adhesion barriers at cesarean | 112 | An adhesion barrier and parietal peritoneum closure reduced adhesion formation |