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Table 6 Frequency of adverse events, serious adverse events, and serious SSIs by preoperative diagnosis

From: A multicentre, randomised, controlled trial to assess the safety, ease of use, and reliability of hyaluronic acid/carboxymethylcellulose powder adhesion barrier versus no barrier in colorectal laparoscopic surgery

Preoperative diagnosis

HA/CMC powder (n = 105)

No adhesion barrier (n = 104)

Cancer, n (%)

  

 Adverse event

35 (33.3)

18 (17.3)

 Serious adverse event

17 (16.2)

6 (5.8)

 Serious SSI

4 (3.8)

5 (4.8)

Diverticulosis, n (%)

  

 Adverse event

11 (10.5)

12 (11.5)

 Serious adverse event

2 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

 Serious SSI

2 (1.9)

2 (1.9)

Crohn’s disease, n (%)

  

 Adverse event

7 (6.7)

2 (1.9)

 Serious adverse event

4 (3.8)

1 (1.0)

 Serious SSI

4 (3.8)

1 (1.0)

Ulcerative colitis, n (%)

  

 Adverse event

5 (4.8)

4 (3.8)

 Serious adverse event

3 (2.9)

1 (1.0)

 Serious SSI

2 (1.9)

0

Polyp (no cancer), n (%)

  

 Adverse event

4 (3.8)

4 (3.8)

 Serious adverse event

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

 Serious SSI

0

0

Endometriosis

  

 Adverse event

1 (1.0)

1 (1.0)

 Serious adverse event

1 (1.0)

0

 Serious SSI

1 (1.0)

0

Polyposis

  

 Adverse event

1 (1.0)

0

 Serious adverse event

0

0

 Serious SSI

0

1 (1.0)

Other

  

 Adverse event

2 (1.9)

0

 Serious adverse event

1 (1.0)

0

 Serious SSI

0

0

  1. SSI, Surgical site infection.