Table 1

Adhesion score categories according to Nair and others (19)

GradeDescription ofadhesive bands
0Complete absence of adhesions
1Single band of adhesion, between viscera, or from viscera to abdominal wall
2Two bands, either between viscera or from viscera to abdominal wall
3More than 2 bands, between viscera, or viscera to abdominal wall, or whole intestines forming a mass without being adherent to abdominal wall
4Viscera directly adherent to abdominal wall, irrespective of number and extent of adhesive bands