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Does mechanical bowel preparation have a role in preventing postoperative complications in elective colorectal surgery?
Authors
Bucher, Pascal Alain Robert
Mermillod, Bernadette
Morel, Philippe
Soravia, Claudio
Published in Swiss Medical Weekly. 2004, vol. 134, no. 5-6, p. 69-74
Abstract mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) consists of orthograde fluid preparation to clean the bowel. MBP is considered to prevent postoperative complications.
Keywords Anastomosis, Surgical — Antibiotic Prophylaxis — Cathartics — Colon/surgery — Digestive System Surgical Procedures/methods — Enema — Fecal Incontinence/etiology — Humans — Odds Ratio — Postoperative Complications/prevention & control — Preoperative Care — Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic — Rectum/surgery — Reoperation — Surgical Procedures, Elective/methods — Surgical Wound Infection
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PMID: 15113054
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Research group Chirurgie viscérale (104)
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(ISO format) 		BUCHER, Pascal Alain Robert et al. Does mechanical bowel preparation have a role in preventing postoperative complications in elective colorectal surgery?. In: Swiss Medical Weekly, 2004, vol. 134, n° 5-6, p. 69-74. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:41072

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