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Please take a moment to review the results of our most
recent surveys:
Adhesions and Bowel Obstruction Survey
Results (Dec '02 - Nov '05)
Informed Consent Survey Results
(Nov '02 - Nov '05)
Adhesions and Bowel
Obstruction
We asked patients to complete this survey
if they had been diagnosed with pelvic or abdominal
adhesions. [4576 votes total]
1. I am male (do not check if you are female) (51) 1%
2. I have had at least one full bowel obstruction which
was due to adhesions (161) 4%
3. I have had at least one partial bowel obstruction
which was due to adhesions (268) 6%
4. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last ONE year (181) 4%
5. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last TWO years (130) 3%
6. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last THREE years (102) 2%
7. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last FOUR years (73) 2%
8. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last FIVE years (65) 1%
9. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last SIX years (49) 1%
10. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last SEVEN years (38) 1%
11. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last EIGHT years (50) 1%
12. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last NINE years (36) 1%
13. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last TEN years (53) 1%
14. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last FIFTEEN years (44) 1%
15. I have been diagnosed as having adhesions within
the last TWENTY years (28) 1%
16. I was diagnosed as having adhesions more than TWENTY
years ago (31) 1%
17. Since being diagnosed with adhesions, I have had
a full or partial bowel obstruction on average at least
once every 6 months (136) 3%
18. Since being diagnosed with adhesions, I have had
a full or partial bowel obstruction on average at least
once a year (88) 2%
19. Since being diagnosed with adhesions, I have had
a full or partial bowel obstruction on average at least
once every three years (47) 1%
20. Since being diagnosed with adhesions, I have had
a full or partial bowel obstruction on average at least
once every four years (10) 0%
21. Since being diagnosed with adhesions, I have had
a full or partial bowel obstruction on average at least
once every five years (14) 0%
22. Since being diagnosed with adhesions, I have had
a full or partial bowel obstruction on average less
than once every five years (14) 0%
23. Due to my adhesions, I suffer from chronic/severe
diarrhea (140) 3%
24. Due to my adhesions, I suffer from chronic/severe
constipation (238) 5%
25. Due to my adhesions, I have a malabsorption problem
(108) 2%
26. Due to my adhesions I have a special diet (135)
3%
27. I receive adequate counseling regarding proper nutrition
(38) 1%
28. I require IV/ Tube feedings (14) 0%
29. I suffer from chronic pain (374) 8%
30. I take medication for chronic pain (251) 5%
31. My chronic pain medication makes my bowel problems
worse (169) 4%
32. I have tried physical/ massage therapy for my bowel
condition (117) 3%
33. The physical/massage therapy has improved my condition
(34) 1%
34. Because of my condition I am unable to work (195)
4%
35. I have been unable to obtain disability benefits
related to my inability to work (94) 2%
36. Because of my condition my family relationships
have suffered (266) 6%
37. My family/ friends are very supportive of me (265)
6%
38. My current doctor is able to help my condition somewhat
(163) 4%
39. My current doctor acknowledges my adhesions problem,
but is unable to help (240) 5%
40. My current doctor does not acknowledge that adhesions
are a problem, and is unwilling to help (66) 1%
Informed Consent Survey
We asked patients to take this survey if they had previously
had abdominal or pelvic surgeries; voting once for each
time they had a separate procedure (limit 5). [5400
votes total]
1. YES, I have had abdominal or pelvic surgery (986)
18%
2. No I have NOT had abdominal or pelvic surgery (7)
0%
3. I knew beforehand that the procedure would include
cutting (lysis) of adhesions (400) 7%
4. I am male (69) 1%
5. I am female (913) 17%
6. Prior to surgery I was provided with information
about the risks of adhesions (159) 3%
7. Prior to surgery I was provided information about
the risks of adhesions as part of the informed consent
(consent to surgery) (133) 2%
8. Prior to surgery I was provided written information
about adhesions (22) 0%
9. Prior to surgery I was told the information about
adhesions (150) 3%
10. Prior to surgery I was shown a movie/ video which
included information about adhesions (10) 0%
11. Prior to surgery I was told that adhesion barriers
might be used (115) 2%
12. Prior to surgery I was told that adhesion barriers
would not be used (28) 1%
13. Prior to surgery I was told nothing about adhesion
barriers (674) 12%
14. This procedure was performed in the USA (please
provide year and state) (825) 15%
15. This procedure was performed in Canada (please provide
year and province) (34) 1%
16. This procedure was performed in Europe (please provide
year and country) (48) 1%
17. This procedure was performed in another country
(please provide year and country) (46) 1%
18. I consent to the use of this information and understand
that individual information will not be published, but
masked or aggregated with other information (781) 14%
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