1. A Practical Guide to the Prevention of Surgical Adhesions

4. Fibrinolytic System Inhibitors vs Activators

5. Pathogenesis of Adhesions

6. Etiology of Adhesion Formation

7. Prevalence of Adhesions Following Surgical Procedures

8. Adhesion Incidence Following C-Section Most Common Surgery in the World

9. Prevalence of Adhesions Following Laparoscopic Procedures

10. Predicting Adhesion Formation

11. Burden of Adhesions

12. Sequelae of Adhesions

13. Adhesion Prevention Strategies

14. Adhesion Prevention Strategies Pharmacologic Interventions

15. Adhesion Prevention Solutions/Gels

16. P.O.P.A. Study Icodextrin 4% Solution

17. Adhesion Prevention Barrier Devices

18. Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose

19. Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose 10-study Meta-analysis

20. Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Usage Caveats

21. HA/CMC Abdominal Study

22. HA/CMC Safety in Abdominal Surgery

23. HA/CMC Myomectomy Study Percentage of Patients with No Adhesions

24. HA/CMC Limitations

25. Barrier Agents’ Efficacy Review of 18 Randomized Controlled Trials

26. Future Directions

27. Summary

28. Abbreviations

29. References

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