Table 2.

Specific previous abdominal surgery, their PAI scores and adhesion finding rates

Specific previous peritoneal surgery (n = 87)	Occurrence of peritoneal adhesion		PAI score
	No (n = 16)	*Yes (n = 71)
Not involving uterus and adnexa
Appendicectomy (n = 16)	4 (25%)	12 (75%)	6.17 ± 3.738
Exploratory laparotomy (n = 5)	0	5 (100%)	10.80 ± 2.864
Involving uterus and adnexa
Hysterectomy (n = 1)	0	1 (100%)	10.00
Caesarean section (n = 20)	3 (15%)	17 (85%)	7.47 ± 3.338
Laparoscopy (n = 5)	2 (40%)	3 (60%)	8.33
Myomectomy (n = 35)	7 (20%)	28 (80%)	10.89 ± 3.705
Salpingectomy (n = 2)	0	2 (100%)	11.00
Ovarian cystectomy (n = 3)	0	3 (100%)	10.67

*PAI scores were calculated only for individuals whose data were ‘yes’ to previous specific peritoneal surgery