courtesy of LifeCore® Biomedical (1998)




U.S. Financial Impact of Adhesions 

• $1.325 Billion healthcare cost 

• Adhesiolysis 

• 58,241 hospital admissions 

• 564,938 patient days 

• Hospital costs of $715.2 million 

• Surgical costs of $48.7 million 
  
  
  
  Gynecological Procedures 

• Ovarian 350,000 

• Endometriosis 300,000 

• Adhesiolysis 200,000 

• Tubal reconstruction 200,000 

• Myomectomy 150,000 

• Cesarean 1,000,000 

• Total = 2,200,000 procedures