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Peritoneal Dialysis Reduces Intraperitoneal Adhesion Formation

Svend Lindenberg, F Moesgaard, Peter Vangsted, Lykkegaard Nielsen

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The preventive effect of 24 h intermittent peritoneal dialysis on intra-abdominal adhesion formation was investigated in rats. Intraperitoneal adhesions were induced by excision of 1 × 3 cm of the peritoneum and underlying muscle, subsequently closed with interrupted silk sutures. Animals were allocated at random to either postoperative peritoneal dialysis or a control group. Quantitative assessment of adhesions 1 week later showed a significant reduction in rats undergoing peritoneal dialysis (p < 0.01).

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Key concepts: Peritoneal dialysis, Peritoneum, Medicine, Adhesion, Surgery, Dialysis, Peritoneal cavity, Urology