New and Simple Approach for Preventing Postoperative Peritoneal Adhesions: Do not Touch the Peritoneum without Viscous Liquid—A Multivariate Analysis

Abstract

Background . Postoperative peritoneal adhesions (PPAs) are an unsolved and serious problem in abdominal surgery. Method . Viscous liquids of soybean oil, octyl methoxycinnamate, flax oil, aloe vera gel, and glycerol were used in five experiments, using the same methodology for each. Liquids were applied in the peritoneal cavity before and after mechanical peritoneal trauma. Results were evaluated by multivariate analysis. Results . Compared with the control group, macroscopic and microscopic adhesion values before ( P