Table 3 Evaluation of peritoneal adhesions in the rat model
Control (n = 12) | PECE (15 wt%) (n = 12) | PECE (25 wt%) (n = 12) | PECE (35 wt%) (n = 12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adhesions | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage |
Score 4 | 12 | 100 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Score 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Score 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 |
Score 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Score 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41.7 | 10 | 83.3 | 11 | 91.7 |