{"id":390,"date":"2015-05-07T06:27:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T06:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartofficeit.com\/websites\/mastbio1\/int\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2016-01-18T22:52:46","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T22:52:46","slug":"adhesion-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/adhesion-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Adhesion Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"subheader\">Adhesion Prevention<\/h3>\n<p class=\"subheader\">What are MAST Bioresorbable Adhesion Barrier Films?<\/p>\n<p>MAST\u00a0Bioresorbable Adhesion Barrier Films\u00a0are\u00a0 transparent bioresorbable polymer films\u00a0that\u00a0are designed to separate opposing tissue during the critical period of\u00a0healing.<\/p>\n<p>Due to its protracted resorption the polymer film provides an effective barrier function thus minimizing the formation of adhesions between the device and the opposing viscera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subheader\">Surgical Challenge<\/p>\n<p>Adhesion formation is a postsurgical sequelae of visceral tissue repair following surgical abdominal\/pelvic procedures. The clinical significance of postoperative adhesions is associated by many complications which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pelvic or Abdominal Pain<\/li>\n<li>Fertility Impairment in Women<\/li>\n<li>Bowel Obstruction<\/li>\n<li>Complication in Surgical Reentry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is a substantially high risk for patients undergoing abdominal or pelvic reoperations as adhesion formation resulting from previous surgical procedures may complicate the reentry due to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extended operating time due to surgical difficulties and adhesiolysis<\/li>\n<li>Substantial blood loss<\/li>\n<li>Incidential\/inadvertent enterotomies<\/li>\n<li>Entercutaneous fistulas<\/li>\n<li>Resection of damaged tissue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"subheader\">Surgical Solution<\/p>\n<p>Besides the surgical priniciples in handling serosal tissue, the accepted solution for preventing\/<br \/>\nreducing post-operative adhesions is to physically separate the opposing tissues throughout the critical healing process. Thus the tissue may regenerate without interconnective attachment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Separate Opposing Tissues<\/li>\n<li>Maintain Surgical Dissection plane<\/li>\n<li>Prevent Formation of Adhesions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smartofficeit.com\/websites\/mastbio1\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/chart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-394 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/smartofficeit.com\/websites\/mastbio1\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/chart.jpg\" alt=\"chart\" width=\"429\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/chart.jpg 429w, https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/chart-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/chart-100x68.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adhesion Prevention What are MAST Bioresorbable Adhesion Barrier Films? MAST\u00a0Bioresorbable Adhesion Barrier Films\u00a0are\u00a0 transparent bioresorbable polymer films\u00a0that\u00a0are designed to separate opposing tissue during the critical period of\u00a0healing. Due to its protracted resorption the polymer film provides an effective barrier function thus minimizing the formation of adhesions between the device and the opposing viscera. Surgical Challenge Adhesion formation is a postsurgical &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/adhesion-prevention\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-1.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":598,"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390\/revisions\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mastbio.com\/int\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}