Mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery

Surgical Infections

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Rovera, Francesca ^a   Dionigi, Gianlorenzo ^a   Boni, Luigi ^a   Ferrari, Alberta ^a   Bianchi, Veronica ^a   Diurni, Mario ^a   Carcano, Giulio ^a   Dionigi, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPERATION DURATION; PALPATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 33748087099     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.7.s2-61     Document Type: Review

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