Association of the Addition of Oral Antibiotics to Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Left Colon and Rectal Cancer Resections With Reduction of Surgical Site Infections
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3827
Abstract: Importance Surgical site infections (SSIs) after colorectal surgery remain a significant complication, particularly for patients with cancer, because they can delay the administration of adjuvant therapy. A combination of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotics mbp; oral antibiotics; left colon; cancer ... See more keywords