The use of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 127-130

  McCoubrey, Alison S ^a  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Mechanical bowel preparation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENEMA; MACROGOL; MANNITOL; PICOSULFATE SODIUM;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENTERITIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CATHARTICS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 34547978882     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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