Vitamin E administration as preventive measures for peritoneal/intra-abdominal adhesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peritoneal adhesion still becoming a common complication after abdominal surgeries and become a significant threat to digestive surgeons nowadays. Vitamin E might offer benefits for preventing peritoneal adhesions because of its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fibroblastic properties. This study sought to analyze the relationship between vitamin E administration and peritoneal/intra-abdominal adhesions in rat models.

Methods

Potential articles were searched by using specific keywords on Scopus, PubMed, PMC, and Cochrane Library databases until March 12th, 2022. All published studies on vitamin E and peritoneal/abdominal adhesions in rat models were collected. Statistical analysis was performed by using Review Manager 5.4 software.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Sudirman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422189 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature