Prevention of Polyglycolic Acid-Induced Peritoneal Adhesions Using Alginate in a Rat Model

Table 3

Ascites score.

Macroscopic accumulation of the ascites	Score
No accumulation	1
Accumulation limited in one side (right or left) gutter of the abdomen	2
Accumulation limited in bilateral gutters of the abdomen	3
Accumulation over the bilateral gutters	4