Prospective, randomised study on antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. Is it really necessary to use oral antibiotics?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 542-546

  Espin Basany, Eloy ^a   Sanchez Garcia, Jose Luis ^a   Lopez Cano, Manuel ^a   Lozoya Trujillo, Roberto ^a   Medarde Ferrer, Meritxell ^a   Armadans Gil, Lluis ^a   Alemany Vilches, Laia ^a   Armengol Carrasco, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Antibiotics administration and dosage; Colon surgery; Postoperative complications prevention and control; Surgical wound infection prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; FOSFOSODA; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON LAVAGE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HALF LIFE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; SKIN INCISION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOMYCIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26944459524     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-004-0736-8     Document Type: Article

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