Randomized clinical trial of perioperative selective decontamination of the digestive tract versus placebo in elective gastrointestinal surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1365-1372

  Roos, D ^a   Dijksman, L M ^b   Oudemans Van Straaten, H M ^c   De Wit, L T ^a   Gouma, D J ^d   Gerhards, M F ^a  

^a Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Teaching Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c Intensive Care Unit   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYMYXIN B; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYXIN B; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOBRAMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052425987     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7631     Document Type: Article

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