Table 3.

Minimum and maximum possible Perioperative Adhesion Risk Score achievable in women undergoing gynaecological surgery

Risk Factors			Assigned Score
a) Minimum Perioperative Risk Score
Intraoperative risk factors	Quality of existing adhesions	None	0
	Severity of adhesions	None	0
	Procedure duration	<90 min	2
	Type and site of surgery	Laparoscopy/Fallopian tube	1
		Total	3
b) Maximum Perioperative Risk Score
Intraoperative risk factors	Quality of existing adhesions	Dense	4
	Severity of adhesions	Adhesion(s) with bowel involvement	4
	Bleeding	>500 ml	4
	Procedure duration	>2 hours	4
	Procedure complexity or extent of surgery e.g. enterotomy, oncological surgery Multiple quadrants e.g. adhesiolysis, ovarian carcinoma surgery		3
	Excessive coagulation >2 cm2		2
	Type and site of surgery	Open/Ovary	4
	Intra-abdominal placement of foreign bodies e.g. meshes		3
	Use of electrical scalpel		2
	Peritoneal closing		1
		Total	31