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Research Articles Issue 1 · 2018 · pp. 99–112 · Issue page

PERITONEAL ADHESION SYNDROME AND HOSPITAL READMISSIONS AFTER OPEN ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC SURGERY

SI
Simona BOBIC1
FL
Florian POPA2
DR
Dragoş DAVIȚOIU3
VL
Vlad Denis CONSTANTIN4
1 Author, MD, PhD student, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ”Sfântul Pantelimon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
2 MD, Professor, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ”Sfântul Pantelimon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
3 MD, Assistant professor, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ”Sfântul Pantelimon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
4 MD, Professor, ”Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ”Sfântul Pantelimon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Corresponding author: [email protected]
Accepted 28 March 2026
Available Online 15 March 2018
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF THE PERITONEAL ADHESIONS AFTER OPEN ABDOMINAL OR PELVIC SURGERY, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE FUTURE STUDIES REGARDING THE NEW AND EFFICIENT PREVENTION METHODS.
Keywords
PERITONEAL ADHESIONS READMISSION SURGERY PREVENTION
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