Effect of mechanical bowel preparation with polyethyleneglycol on bacterial contamination and wound infection in patients undergoing elective open colon surgery
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Mechanical bowel preparation for elective colorectal surgery.
BACKGROUND The presence of bowel contents during surgery has been related to anastomotic leakage, but the belief that mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) is an efficient agent against leakage and infectious complications is based on observational data and expert opinions only. OBJECTIVES To determine the security and effectiveness of MBP on morbidity and mortality in colorectal surgery. SEAR...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01012.x