Right hemicolectomy: Mechanical bowel preparation is not required

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 557-560

  Jansen, J O ^a   O'Kelly, T J ^a   Krukowski, Z H ^a   Keenan, R A ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mechanical bowel preparation; Right hemicolectomy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COLON SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CATHARTICS; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036086537     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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