From: Influence of 4% icodextrin solution on peritoneal tissue response and adhesion formation
Icodextrin group | Sodium chloride group | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Presence of adhesions | |||
- Day 7 | 5/10 (50%) | 7/10 (70%) | |
- Day 21 | 4/9 (44%) | 7/9 (78%) | |
- Total | 9/19 (47%) | 14/19 (74%) | 0.048 |
Adhesion score | |||
- Day 7 | |||
- Visceral peritoneum | 2.4 ± 3.4 | 1.7 ± 2.9 | 0.544 |
- Parietal peritoneum | 1.6 ± 3.4 | 2.9 ± 3.2 | 0.329 |
- Day 21 | |||
- Visceral peritoneum | 2.7 ± 3.4 | 4.3 ± 2.7 | 0.292 |
- Parietal peritoneum | 0 | 1.6 ± 2.4 | 0.066 |