Polyethylene glycol versus sodium phosphate mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-194

  Itani, Kamal M F ^a   Wilson, Samuel E ^b   Awad, Samir S ^c   Jensen, Erin H ^d   Finn, Tyler S ^d   Abramson, Murray A ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical bowel preparation; Polyethylene glycol; Sodium phosphate; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ERTAPENEM; MACROGOL; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; CATHARTICS; CEFOTETAN; COLECTOMY; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECTUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33846217295     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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