Postoperative pericardial adhesions have been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and surgical difficulty. Barriers exist to limit adhesion formation, yet little is known about their use in cardiac surgery. The study presented here provides the first major systematic review of adhesion barriers in cardiac surgery.

中文翻译：

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心脏手术中的粘连屏障：疗效的系统评价

术后心包粘连与发病率、死亡率和手术难度增加有关。存在限制粘连形成的障碍，但对其在心脏手术中的应用知之甚少。此处介绍的研究首次对心脏手术中的粘连障碍进行了主要系统评价。