Oral mechanical bowel preparation for colorectal surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 698-707

  Dahabreh, Issa J ^a   Steele, Dale W ^a,b   Shah, Nishit ^b   Trikalinos, Thomas A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Meta analysis; Oral mechanical bowel preparation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENEMA; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; LAXATIVE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; ORAL MECHANICAL BOWEL PREPARATION; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION; COLON; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTUM; SURGERY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CATHARTICS; COLON; ENEMA; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECTUM;

EID: 84936953242     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000375     Document Type: Review

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