Method of prevention of post-operative peritoneal adhesions

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the research was to assess the performance of the method of prevention of post-operative peritoneal adhesions (PAs) (author’s method) in patients of different age groups. METHODS: Two hundred eighty-five patients were in total enrolled in the study. The patients of two age groups were divided into two groups: Group 1 (treatment group), where the author’s method was used on 143 patients, and Group 2 (control group) 142 patients, where was used the standard approach of prevention of intra-abdominal adhesions. All patients were operated in an urgent order on adhesive intestinal obstruction (AIO). The patients previously had surgery on AIO one to 3 times. Within each group, sick children and adults were identified. The gender distribution was comparable in both groups. RESULTS: The recurrence of AIO was significantly less in Group 1 than in Group 2 (1.4% and 6.3%, respectively, p<0.05). A separate study of the results of treatment in the age aspect in groups showed some features. Among children the AIO relapse rate in study Groups 1 and 2: Early AIO-in 1 (0.86%) and 2 (1.8%) patients, respectively; late AIO-in 1 (0.86%) and 4 (3.5%), patients, respectively. Among adults who didn’t have relapse AIO during the follow-up period in Group 1. The AIO relapse rate in Group 2: Early AIO – in 1 (3.5%) and late AIO-2 (6.9%) patients, respectively. CONCLUSION: The proposed author’s method for preventing AIO recurrence has shown its effectiveness among patients with adhesive AIO. Besides, using this method in children to reduce the AIO relapse rate by more than thrice; in adult patients, to prevent the development of clinically significant signs of PA and normalize the patient’s quality of life.