Variation in bowel preparation among pediatric surgeons for elective colorectal surgery: A problem of equipoise or a knowledge gap of the available clinical evidence?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 967-971

  Feng, Christina ^a   Sidhwa, Feroze ^a   Anandalwar, Seema ^a   Pennington, Elliot C ^a   Ziniel, Sonja ^a   Islam, Saleem ^b   St Peter, Shawn D ^c   Abdullah, Fizan ^d   Goldin, Adam B ^e   Rangel, Shawn J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

mechanical bowel preparation; oral antibiotics; pediatric colorectal surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENEMA;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EQUIPOISE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; KNOWLEDGE; MECHANICAL BOWEL PREPARATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEDIATRICS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM; SURGEON; SURGERY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COLON; ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTUM; SURGEONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929508300     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.03.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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