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Flutur IM, Păduraru DN, Bolocan A, Palcău AC, Ion D, Andronic O. Postsurgical Adhesions: Is There Any Prophylactic Strategy Really Working? J Clin Med 2023; 12:3931. [PMID: 37373626 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Postoperative adhesions are a frequent complication encountered after surgical procedures, mainly after intraperitoneal interventions. To this day, the pathophysiological mechanism behind the process of adhesions formation is not completely known. There are many strategies proposed as prophylaxis methods, involving surgical techniques, drugs or materials that prevent adhesions and even state of the art technologies such as nanoparticles or gene therapy. The aim of our review is to present these innovative approaches and techniques for postoperative adhesions prevention. After a thorough scientific database query, we selected 84 articles published in the past 15 years that were relevant to our topic. Despite all the recent groundbreaking discoveries, we are at an early stage of understanding the complexity of the adhesion formation mechanism. Further investigations should be made in order to create an ideal product for safe clinical use for prevention.
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- Irina-Maria Flutur
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of General Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- IIIrd Clinic of General and Emergency Surgery, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of General Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- IIIrd Clinic of General and Emergency Surgery, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- IIIrd Clinic of General and Emergency Surgery, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of General Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- IIIrd Clinic of General and Emergency Surgery, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of General Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- IIIrd Clinic of General and Emergency Surgery, University Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
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Fatehi Hassanabad A, Zarzycki AN, Jeon K, Dundas JA, Vasanthan V, Deniset JF, Fedak PWM. Prevention of Post-Operative Adhesions: A Comprehensive Review of Present and Emerging Strategies. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11071027. [PMID: 34356652 PMCID: PMC8301806 DOI: 10.3390/biom11071027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Post-operative adhesions affect patients undergoing all types of surgeries. They are associated with serious complications, including higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Given increased hospitalization, longer operative times, and longer length of hospital stay, post-surgical adhesions also pose a great financial burden. Although our knowledge of some of the underlying mechanisms driving adhesion formation has significantly improved over the past two decades, literature has yet to fully explain the pathogenesis and etiology of post-surgical adhesions. As a result, finding an ideal preventative strategy and leveraging appropriate tissue engineering strategies has proven to be difficult. Different products have been developed and enjoyed various levels of success along the translational tissue engineering research spectrum, but their clinical translation has been limited. Herein, we comprehensively review the agents and products that have been developed to mitigate post-operative adhesion formation. We also assess emerging strategies that aid in facilitating precision and personalized medicine to improve outcomes for patients and our healthcare system.
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- Ali Fatehi Hassanabad
- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 2N9, Canada; (A.F.H.); (A.N.Z.); (J.A.D.); (V.V.); (J.F.D.)
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 2N9, Canada; (A.F.H.); (A.N.Z.); (J.A.D.); (V.V.); (J.F.D.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R7, Canada;
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 2N9, Canada; (A.F.H.); (A.N.Z.); (J.A.D.); (V.V.); (J.F.D.)
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 2N9, Canada; (A.F.H.); (A.N.Z.); (J.A.D.); (V.V.); (J.F.D.)
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 2N9, Canada; (A.F.H.); (A.N.Z.); (J.A.D.); (V.V.); (J.F.D.)
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 2N9, Canada; (A.F.H.); (A.N.Z.); (J.A.D.); (V.V.); (J.F.D.)
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Recombinant human lubricin for prevention of postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions in a rat model. J Surg Res 2016; 208:20-25. [PMID: 27993210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and contribute to a heavy burden on health care resources. At present, numerous introduced adhesion prevention products have demonstrated some benefit but none are consistently effective. The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of recombinant human lubricin in preventing intra-abdominal adhesion formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 62 male Wistar Albino rats were randomly assigned to the study. Six rats were used to the initial pilot study and 56 rats were randomized into four groups: (1) control cecal abrasion; (2) treatment cecal abrasion with 0.5 mg/mL lubricin solution; (3) control cecal enterotomy and primary closure; and (4) treatment cecal enterotomy and primary closure with 0.5 mg/mL lubricin solution. Rats were sacrificed at 3 d and 21 d postoperatively for the pilot and main studies, respectively. Macroscopic and microscopic adhesion severity was graded by blinded investigators. RESULTS For the pilot study, all six rats successfully reached the end point indicating safety of the lubricin gel. In the main randomized study, adhesions in the treated cecal abrasion group were significantly reduced both macroscopically (P = 0.001) and microscopically (fibrosis P = 0.009, inflammation P < 0.0001), when compared with the control group. In the cecal enterotomy group, adhesions were reduced for the treatment group in macroscopic (P = 0.011) and microscopic grading (fibrosis P = 0.500, inflammation P = 0.206) compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS Recombinant human lubricin significantly reduced both macroscopic and microscopic intra-abdominal adhesions in the cecal abrasion group. The cecal enterotomy group showed modest macroscopic adhesion reduction. Future study using higher concentration of lubricin solution are needed to investigate its toxicity and more profound antiadhesion properties in significant operations.
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Serigiolle LC, Barbieri RL, Gomes HMP, Rodrigues DAB, Studart SDV, Leme PLS. Critical analysis of experimental model for study of adhesions after incisional hernias induced in rats' and repair of abdominal wall with different biomaterials. ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA : ABCD = BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY 2015; 28:178-82. [PMID: 26537141 PMCID: PMC4737357 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-67202015000300008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adhesions induced by biomaterials experimentally implanted in the abdominal cavity are basically studied by primary repair of different abdominal wall defects or by the correction of incisional hernias previously performed with no precise definition of the most appropriate model. AIM To describe the adhesions which occur after the development of incisional hernias, before the prosthesis implantation, in an experimental model to study the changes induced by different meshes. METHODS Incisional hernias were performed in 10 rats with hernia orifices of standardized dimensions, obtained by the median incision of the abdominal wall and eversion of the defect edges. Ten days after the procedure adhesions of abdominal structures were found when hernias were repaired with different meshes. RESULTS The results showed hernia sac well defined in all rats ten days after the initial procedure. Adhesions of the greater omentum occurred in five animals of which two also showed adhesions of small bowel loops besides the omentum, and another two showed liver adhesions as well as the greater omentum, numbers with statistical significance by Student's t test (p<0.05). CONCLUSION Although it reproduces the real clinical situation, the choice of experimental model of incisional hernia repair previously induced implies important adhesions, with possible repercussions in the evaluation of the second operation, when different implants of synthetic materials are used.
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Caglayan K, Gungor B, Cinar H, Erdogan NY, Koca B. Preventing intraperitoneal adhesions with linezolid and hyaluronic acid/carboxymethylcellulose: a comparative study in cecal abrasion model. Am J Surg 2014; 208:106-11. [PMID: 24814308 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2011] [Revised: 04/28/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to compare the effectiveness of linezolid in preventing intraperitoneal adhesions with hyaluronic acid + carboxymethylcellulose (Seprafilm). METHODS Thirty rats were divided randomly into 3 groups: Group I (control), untreated; Group II (Seprafilm); and Group III (linezolid). All rats were sacrificed on the 14th day after surgery. Macroscopic adhesion, inflammation, and fibrosis were evaluated. RESULTS The multiple comparisons between groups showed a statistically significant difference for adhesion. There were statistically significant differences between Group I and II and I and III, but no statistically significant difference between Group II and III. The multiple comparisons between the groups showed a statistically significant difference for inflammation and fibrosis. For inflammation and fibrosis, there was a statistically significant difference between Group I and II and I and III, but no statistically significant difference between Group II and III. CONCLUSION The efficiency of linezolid in reducing the formation of intraperitoneal adhesions was statistically significant compared with the control group.
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- Kasim Caglayan
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Siirt Kurtalan State Hospital, Siirt, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Taksim Training and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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Akyol C, Sozener U, Ozgun A, Karabork A, Kuzu I, Cakmak A, Erkek AB, Erdemli E, Kuzu MA. Comparison between the intraoperative use of polyvinyl chloride cover and surgical compresses for preventing postoperative adhesions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 50:44-55. [PMID: 23548377 DOI: 10.1159/000348409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Surgical compresses used for retraction during major abdominal and pelvic procedures lead to postoperative adhesion formation resulting from damage to the visceral peritoneum. This study investigates whether polyvinyl chloride (PVC) covers cause less postsurgical adhesion and inflammation than surgical compresses in an animal model. METHODS Female Wistar albino rats (n = 160) were divided into three groups (compress, PVC cover and control), which were then divided into 16 subgroups (n = 10/group). All animals underwent midline laparotomy and cecal abrasion. A metal retractor, which applies a constant force, was then placed on the small intestine for 2 h. In the control group, no material was placed under the retractor, whereas a surgical compress or PVC cover was placed in the experimental animals. Full-thickness small intestinal biopsies were obtained and examined by light and electron microscopy. The following parameters were evaluated: congestion, mesothelial proliferation, leukocyte migration and collagenization. Adhesions were scored according to the Nair, Knightly and Mazuji scoring systems. RESULTS All inflammation scores were significantly higher in the compress group than in the other two groups. However, no significant difference was observed between the PVC cover and control groups. Adhesions were more frequent in the compress group than in the other two groups, regardless of the scoring system used. CONCLUSIONS Surgical compresses used in abdominal and pelvic surgeries cause inflammation and adhesion. Contrary to surgical compresses, PVC covers do not cause inflammation and adhesion, which may considerably reduce adhesion-related complications in abdominopelvic surgeries.
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- C Akyol
- Department of Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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