Lysis of Adhesions Side Effects and Warnings

Possible Complications

Complications are rare, but no procedure is completely free of risk. If you are planning to have lysis of adhesions, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

• Injury to organs
• Worse adhesions
• Bleeding
• Infection

Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:

• Pre-existing heart or lung condition
• Obesity
• Major abdominal surgery in the past
• Smoking
• Diabetes

Be sure to discuss these risks with your doctor before the surgery.

Call Your Doctor

After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:

• Signs of infection, including fever and chills
• Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision site
• Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
• Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after surgery, or which persist for more than two days after discharge from the hospital
• Diarrhea, constipation, bloody stool, or black stool
• Abdominal swelling
• Trouble urinating
• Cough, shortness of breath, or chest pain

In case of an emergency, CALL 911.