Table 3 Selected results of the present survey, presented after Hackethal et al [2]
From: A European survey on awareness of post-surgical adhesions among gynaecological surgeons
Entry | % of participants |
|---|---|
Adhesions considered as a major source of morbidity | 70.8 |
Adhesions considered as an important part of daily medical work | 50.4 |
Adhesions considered as an important part of daily surgical work | 50.7 |
Estimated incidence of adhesions post-laparotomy | 40.8 |
Estimated incidence of adhesions post-laparoscopy | 18.9 |
Patients informed of risk of adhesions during consenting | 64.3 |
Regular use of anti-adhesion agents | 44.3 |
Anti-adhesion agents considered as cost-effective | 77.5 |
Anti-adhesion agents considered as too expensive | 71.6 |
Anti-adhesion agents considered as insufficiently refunded | 75.8 |
Consider themselves as well informed about adhesions | 60.0 |
Source of adhesion knowledge | |
Scientific publications | 85.6 |
Personal experience | 82.6 |
Discussions with colleagues | 75.8 |
Continuous medical education | 84.7 |
Consensus paper | 66.5 |
ESGE conferences | 61.5 |