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- Evaluation of cross-linked poly gamma-glutamic acid and Interceed in a rat adhesion modelSurgeryVol. 143Issue 1
- PreviewIzumi and colleagues show that poly gamma-glutamic acid (PGA) but not Interceed attenuates adhesion formation in their model involving cecum abrasion and sharp excision of the parietal peritoneum with underlying musculature.1 We would like to point out that Interceed is ineffective in the presence of blood.2 Unfortunately the authors do not state whether their protocol with drying and subsequent exposure to room air resulted in complete hemostasis at the time of adhesion prophylaxis. Moreover, the authors do not reveal the proportion of animals with material residues at the time of relaparotomy.
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