Abstract: A method of treating or preventing adhesion formation during or following a surgical procedure comprising administering to a patient in need thereof at least one medicament selected from the group consisting of potassium channels; modulators of macrophage activation and leucocyte attraction through cytokines, or their inhibitors, antibodies or inhibitors blocking the effect of VEGF expression; prostaglandin E1; free radical scavengers, lipid peroxysomes; pregnatrienes; calcium antagonists; hypoxia; acidosis; MP; dopamine; and ATP-MgCl2, wherein the method prevents adhesion formation by preventing anoxemia.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing adhesion formation following a surgical procedure comprising administering to a patient in need thereof at least one medicament selected from the group consisting of potassium channels; modulators of macrophage activation and leucocyte attraction through cytokines, or their inhibitors, antibodies or inhibitors blocking the effect of VEGF expression; prostaglandin E1; allopurinol; calcium channel blockers; free radical scavengers; lipid peroxysomes; pregnatrienes; calcium antagonists; hypoxia; acidosis; MP; dopamine; and ATP-MgCl2.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing adhesion formation following a surgical procedure comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a medicament comprising a gas mixture comprising O2 wherein the O2 is present in a volume ratio from 1 to 20% and in an amount effective to treat or prevent adhesion. An endoscopic insufflation system having an insufflation line comprising gas supplying means wherein the supplying means supply a gas mixture comprising O2 in a volume ratio from 1 to 20% and in an amount effective to treat or prevent adhesion formation in a patient following a surgical procedure and further comprising means for moistening the insufflation gas, means for the control of the temperature of the gas, or both.