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Table 4 Adhesions

From: A-Part Gel, an adhesion prophylaxis for abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled phase I–II safety study [NCT00646412]

Adhesion rates along the scar (mean) (IIT; n = 60)

A-Part-Gel (N = 30)

Control (N = 30)

Day 14 after surgery#

0.663

0.572

90 % CI [0.538, 0.789]

90 % CI [0.448, 0.695]

Day 28 after surgery##

0.549

0.450

90 % CI [0.428, 0.670]

90 % CI [0.317, 0.548]

3 months after surgery###

0.432

0.253

90 % CI [0.298, 0.565]

90 % CI [0.145, 0.362]

3 months after surgery (video assessment)####

0.437

0.280

90 % CI [0.246, 0.627]

90 % CI [0.100, 0.460]

Rate of patients experiencing adhesion (IIT; n = 60)

A-Part-Gel (N = 30)

Control (N = 30)

Day 14 after surgery#

0.852

0.793

90 % CI [0.629, 0.948]

90 % CI [0.632, 0.906]

Day 28 after surgery##

0.889

0.731

90 % CI [0.737, 0.969]

90 % CI [0.553, 0.866]

3 months after surgery###

0.720

0.591

90 % CI [0.538, 0.861]

90 % CI [0.395, 0.767]

3 months after surgery (video assessment)####

0.686

0.533

90 % CI [0.452, 0.868]

90 % CI [0.300, 0.756]

  1. #Missing data: for 3 patients in A-Part Gel, 1 patient in control
  2. ##Missing data: for 3 patients in A-Part Gel, 4 patients in control
  3. ###Missing data: for 5 patients in A-Part Gel, 8 patients in control
  4. ####Missing data: for 14 patients in A-Part Gel and 15 patients in the control group