Routine preoperative mechanical bowel preparation with additive oral antibiotics is associated with a reduced risk of anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing elective oncologic resection for colorectal cancer.

Ambe, Peter C; Zarras, Konstantinos; Stodolski, Maciej; Wirjawan, Ingfu; Zirngibl, Hubert

Ambe, Peter C; Zarras, Konstantinos; Stodolski, Maciej; Wirjawan, Ingfu; Zirngibl, Hubert.

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Ambe PC; Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, Heusnerstr. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany. peter.ambe@uni-wh.de.
Zarras K; Department of Visceral, Minimally Invasive and Oncologic Surgery, Marien Hospital Düsseldorf, Rochusstr 2, 40479, Düsseldorf, Germany. peter.ambe@uni-wh.de.
Stodolski M; Department of Visceral, Minimally Invasive and Oncologic Surgery, Marien Hospital Düsseldorf, Rochusstr 2, 40479, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Wirjawan I; Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, Heusnerstr. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany.
Zirngibl H; Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, Heusnerstr. 40, 42283, Wuppertal, Germany.

World J Surg Oncol ; 17(1): 20, 2019 Jan 16.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30651119

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Anastomotic Leak/prevention & control; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Colorectal Neoplasms/surgery; Digestive System Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Elective Surgical Procedures/adverse effects; Preoperative Care/methods; Administration, Oral; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anastomosis, Surgical/adverse effects; Anastomotic Leak/epidemiology; Anastomotic Leak/etiology; Antibiotic Prophylaxis/methods; Cathartics/administration & dosage; Colon/pathology; Colon/surgery; Digestive System Surgical Procedures/methods; Elective Surgical Procedures/methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Rectum/pathology; Rectum/surgery; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Preoperative Care / Colorectal Neoplasms / Elective Surgical Procedures / Anastomotic Leak / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: World J Surg Oncol Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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