Research Article

Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effects of the Hydroethanolic Extract of Portulaca oleracea on Surgical-Induced Peritoneal Adhesion

Table 1

Scoring system for peritoneal adhesion according to the Nair et al. criteria [53].

GradeDescription of adhesive bands

0The complete absence of adhesions
1Only one band of adhesions among the viscera or between one viscera and the abdominal wall
2Two bands: among viscera’s or from viscera to abdominal wall
3More than two bands: among viscera or from viscera to the abdominal wall or all intestine making a mass without adhesion to the abdominal wall
4Viscera adhered directly to the abdominal wall, independent of the number and the extension of adhesion bands