A composition for preventing or reducing the incidence of postoperative adhesions in or associated with a body cavity, biocompatible, bioabsorbable and non-toxic postoperative adhesion prevention kit, and products omitting said composition.
A method of preventing or reducing the incidence of post-operative adhesions in or associated with a body cavity, which comprises introducing into the body cavity a composition containing an aqueous solution or suspension or gel formulation containing the polysaccharide dextrin.