The SCAR‐3 study: 5‐year adhesion‐related readmission risk following lower abdominal surgical procedures

Objective  The Surgical and Clinical Adhesions Research (SCAR) and SCAR‐2 studies demonstrated that the burden of adhesions following lower abdominal surgery is considerable and appears to remain unchanged despite advances in strategies to prevent adhesions. In this study, we assessed the adhesion‐related readmission risk directly associated with common lower abdominal surgical procedures, taking into account the effect of previous surgery, demography and concomitant disease.

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