Table 6.
Comparison of severity between the determinants and outcomes of peritoneal adhesions
| Parameter | PAI score Median (IQR) |
*p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous Peritoneal surgery (n = 71) | 9.00 (6) | 0.008 | |
| Previous surgery involving uterus/adnexa (n = 54) | 10.00 (5) | 0.064 | |
| Incision type-midline (n = 26) | 11.00 (5) | 0.202 | |
| Preoperative diagnosis-inflammatory (n = 32) | 8.50 (6) | 0.228 | |
| Main findings at laparoscopy-inflammatory condition (n = 26) | 8.50 (6) | 0.689 | |
| Adhesion in midline region (n = 80) | 9.50 (5) | < 0.001 | |
| Attachment to the anterior abdominal wall (n = 52) | 11.00 (5) | < 0.001 | |
| Laparoscopic adhesiolysis | |||
| Adhesion in midline region | No | Yes | |
| No (n = 16) | 5 (31.2%) | 11 (68.8%) | a0.410 |
| Yes (n = 80) | 36 (45.0%) | 44 (55.0%) | |
*Mann-Whitney U test p-value
aFisher’s exact test p-value