Bowel Preparation Before Elective Colorectal Surgery: What is the Evidence

Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 144-147

  Ellis, C Neal ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROGOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE LAVAGE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77955263102     PISSN: 10431489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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