Intravenous fluid replacement minimised dehydration during sodium picosulphate bowel preparation for colonic surgery

Intravenous fluid replacement minimised dehydration during sodium picosulphate bowel preparation for colonic surgery.

Intervention 19 patients were allocated to receive a calculated volume (mean 2 l) of intravenous normal saline (treatment group), and 22 were allocated to receive no intravenous fluid (control group) during bowel preparation. Intravenous fluid administration (hourly infusion rate 4 ml/kg for the first 10 kg, 2 ml/kg for the second 10 kg, and 1 ml/kg for each subsequent kg) began at the same tim...

Intravenous fluid therapy during prolonged surgery.

venous pressure (CVP) is essential. Such a line lies in the superior vena cava and fluctuates easily with respiration. Rehydration is commenced with half normal saline. Pota ium solutions are not used. 3. On receipt of the acid-base, electrolyte and haematocrit readings, an admixture of bicarbonate (44 mEq in an ampoule or 150 mEq in a bottle) and potassium (usually 40 mEq/h) may be necessary. ...

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...

Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery

Preparation of the Large Bowel for Surgery

The advances of surgical science and technique in the last decade have influenced all branches of surgery,. and that of the large bowel is no exception. From the early days of abdominal surgery until a few years ago, the hazards of sepsis dominated the techniques of colon surgery. Thus the staged extra-peritoneal technique of colectomy first described by Paul in I895 and modified by Miltulicz (...