{"paper_id":"6c6c0c4a-bd0c-4915-95fc-3920163cf475","body_text":"Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants\nPublished 4 issues per year\nISSN Print: 1050-6934\nISSN Online: 1940-4379\nEconomic Impact of the Use of an Absorbable Adhesion Barrier in Preventing Adhesions Following Open Gynecologic Surgeries\nABSTRACT\nWe used an economic model to assess the impact of using the GYNECARE INTERCEED® absorbable adhesion barrier for reducing the incidence of postoperative adhesions in open surgical gynecologic procedures. Caesarean section surgery, hysterectomy, myomectomy, ovarian surgery, tubal surgery, and endometriosis surgery were modeled with and without the use of GYNECARE INTERCEED® absorbable adhesion barrier. Incremental GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier material costs, medical costs arising from complications, and adhesion-related readmissions were considered. GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier use was assumed in 75% of all procedures. The economic impact was reported during a 3-year period from a United States hospital perspective. Assuming 100 gynecologic surgeries of each type and an average of one GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier sheet per surgery, a net savings of $540,823 with GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier during 3 years is estimated. In addition, GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier use resulted in 62 fewer cases of patients developing adhesions. Although the use of GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier added $137,250 in material costs, this was completely offset by the reduction in length of stay ($178,766 savings), fewer adhesion-related readmissions ($458,220 savings), and operating room cost ($41,078 savings). Adoption of the GYNECARE INTERCEED absorbable adhesion barrier for appropriate gynecologic surgeries would likely result in significant savings for hospitals, driven primarily by clinical patient benefits in terms of decreased length of stay and adhesion-related readmissions.\n-\nGoldberg Jeffrey M., Falcone Tommaso, Diamond Michael P., Current controversies in tubal disease, endometriosis, and pelvic adhesion, Fertility and Sterility, 112, 3, 2019. Crossref\n-\nOsman Mustafa Abdallah Ahmed, Mohamed Hamdy A., Ibrahim Adel A., Surgicel for Prevention of Postoperative Adhesions in Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis, Journal of Gynecologic Surgery, 38, 2, 2022. Crossref\n-\nImai Ken, Chikazawa Kenro, Misawa Masahiro, Kuwata Tomoyuki, A novel technique for applying interceed® in laparoscopic surgery: The triangle I-CEED method, Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 11, 3, 2022. Crossref","source_license":"public-domain-us","license_restricted":false}