CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Please refer to the Reference Library for additional clinical resources. Comparison of clinical application between Singclean and dexamethasone in preventing pelvic adhesions after gynecological laparoscopic surgery Zang Zhi-jia, Yuan Ai-qin, Liu Ting-ting et al. Guangzhou Haizhu District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Guang Dong, 510240, China China Practical Medicine, July 2010, Vol. 5, No. 20 [Abstract] Objective Comparative studying the clinical eficacy of Singclean and dexamethasone for preventing pelvic adhesions after gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. Methods 124 cases of gynecologic laparoscopic surgery were randomly divided into 3 groups: Singclean group, dexamethasone group and control group. Peristaltic sound recovery time, ventilation defecation time, and postoperative hospital days were observed in patients during hospitalization. The recovery of patients were monitored using telephone interview from 1 month to 1 year after discharge from hospital. Results Singclean group of postoperative recovery were superior to dexamethasone group and control group (P <0.05)during hospitalization; a sense of abdominal bulge, lumbosacral pain, encapsulated fluid and disease recurrence of disease of Singclean group patients were significantly superior to dexamethasone group and control group (P<0.01) one year after surgery through telephone interview. Conclusion Singclean compared with dexamethasone can better prevent the occurrence of pelvic adhesions after laparoscopic surgery, it is worth in the popularization and application of gynecologic laparoscopic surgery. [Key words] Singclean; Dexamethasone; Laparoscopic; Pelvic adhesions

SINGCLEAN® ANTI-ADHESION Gel to Prevent or Reduce Abdomino-Pelvic Area Post-Surgical Adhesions What is adhesion? ADHESIONS are the most frequent postoperative complication of open and laparoscopic surgery. Most women develop adhesions after major gynecological surgery and some will develop clinical consequences such as bowel obstruction, infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and intraoperative complications. INTRAUTERINE ADHESIONS are bands of scar tissue that form between the inner walls of the uterus, resulting from trauma to the uterus. Any surgical intervention of the uterine cavity can potentially...