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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
A two-day cathartic/enema preparation with oral administration of erythromycin and neomycin was compared with an orthograde lavage preparation with oral administration of metronidazole and neomycin in a prospective randomized trial in 300 and 293 eligible patients, respectively, who were undergoing elective colon and rectal surgery. Patients were assessed for infections at six weeks after discharge from the hospital. The major infection rate was less than 1% and the minor infection rate was less than 4%. The overall infection rate was 4.2%. The type of bowel preparation used, the type of operation, and the addition of systemic antibiotic therapy did not affect infection rates significantly. We conclude that this one-day lavage technique, as described, is a safe, effective, economical, and preferred method of colonic preparation for elective colon and rectal surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
895-900
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Cathartics, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Colon, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Enema, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Female, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Infection, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Infection Control, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Metronidazole, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Neomycin, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Premedication, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Preoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Rectum, pubmed-meshheading:3132910-Therapeutic Irrigation
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
A new bowel preparation for elective colon and rectal surgery. A prospective, randomized clinical trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial