Benefits of Bowel Preparation Beyond Surgical Site Infection
Althumairi A, Canner J, Pawlik T, Schneider E, Nagarajan N, Safar B, Efron J. Benefits of Bowel Preparation Beyond Surgical Site Infection. Annals Of Surgery 2016, 264: 1051-1057. PMID: 26727098, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral antibiotic bowel preparationMechanical bowel preparationSurgical site infectionBowel preparationElective colectomyPostoperative complicationsAnastomotic leakSite infectionIncidence of SSIReduction of SSIOrgan space surgical site infectionDeep surgical site infectionParticipant Use Data FileReduced surgical site infectionsSpace surgical site infectionSuperficial surgical site infectionAntibiotic bowel preparationPostoperative ileusPostoperative outcomesSSI incidenceColectomy casesSeptic shockWound dehiscenceLower incidenceStudy population