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Comparative Study
Adhesion-related readmissions after open and laparoscopic surgery: a retrospective cohort study (SCAR update).
Adhesions are the most common driver of long-term morbidity after abdominal surgery. Although laparoscopy can reduce adhesion formation, the effect of minimally invasive surgery on long-term adhesion-related morbidity remains unknown. We aimed to assess the impact of laparoscopy on adhesion-related readmissions in a population-based cohort. ⋯ Dutch Adhesion Group and Nordic Pharma.