SR | Mechanical plus oral antibiotic bowel preparation may prevent complications in elective colorectal surgery

Preoperative combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation for preventing complications in elective colorectal surgery – Cochrane Library

Summary: Can combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation reduce the risk of complications after scheduled colon or rectal resections compared with purely mechanical, purely oral antibiotic or no bowel preparation? – Cochrane Library

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M-A: Strategies for antibiotic administration for bowel preparation among patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery – “the addition of oral antibiotics to intravenous antibiotics was associated with a reduction in the incidence of incisional surgical site infection by more than 50%”.

Meta-Analysis: Effects of Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Before Elective Colorectal Surgery