ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2010
Prophylaxis and management of wound infections after elective colorectal surgery: a survey of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons membership.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mechanical bowel preparation and antibiotics in elective colorectal surgery: network meta-analysis.BJS open · 2023Pooled it
- Preoperative combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation for preventing complications in elective colorectal surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Mechanical bowel preparation combined with oral antibiotics reduces infectious complications and anastomotic leak in elective colorectal surgery: a pooled-analysis with trial sequential analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation on anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2019Pooled it
- The role of oral antibiotics prophylaxis in prevention of surgical site infection in colorectal surgery.International journal of colorectal disease · 2017Pooled it
- Combination of oral non-absorbable and intravenous antibiotics versus intravenous antibiotics alone in the prevention of surgical site infections after colorectal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Techniques in coloproctology · 2011Pooled it
- Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation using conventional versus hyperosmolar polyethylene glycol-electrolyte lavage solution before laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer (TLUMP test): a phase III, multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial.Journal of gastroenterology · 2023Trial
- Association of bowel preparation with surgical-site infection in gynecologic oncology surgery: Post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Gynecologic oncology · 2023Trial
- Impact of oral antibiotic prophylaxis on surgical site infection after rectal surgery: results of randomized trial.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Trial
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- Optimizing Preoperative Care: Comparing Mechanical Bowel Preparation Alone Versus Combined Oral Antibiotics in Colorectal Cancer Surgery.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Oral antimicrobial prophylaxis was associated with preventing surgical site infection following 2-stage restorative proctocolectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Article
- Oral Antibiotics Alone versus Oral Antibiotics Combined with Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matching Re-Analysis of the iCral 2 and 3 Prospective Cohorts.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Butyrylcholinesterase levels correlate with surgical site infection risk and severity after colorectal surgery: a prospective single-center study.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis Lowers Surgical Site Infection in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Results of a Pragmatic Cohort Study in Catalonia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Controversies in preoperative bowel preparation in gynecologic and gynecologic oncology surgery: a review of the literature.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2020Review
- Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics reduces surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery for malignancies: results of a propensity matching analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2020Observational
- [Oral antibiotic prophylaxis for bowel decontamination before elective colorectal surgery : Current body of evidence and recommendations].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Review
- Perioperative Fluid Management in the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Pathway.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundPostoperative wound infections are a widespread and costly problem, especially in colorectal surgery. Despite their prevalence, there are few data regarding appropriate management and prevention strategies. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn order to assess current attitudes and practices about this subject, and as a guide to designing a randomized trial to gather evidence in order to support data-driven protocol development, an e-mail survey was sent to the membership of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons to assess current attitudes and practices pertaining to prevention and management of wound infections.
resultsMost respondents estimated that the wound infection rate in their own patients was much lower than commonly reported in the literature. Use of evidence-based perioperative strategies for reducing wound infection, such as the use of a wound protector, hyperoxygenation, and implementation of the Surgical Care Improvement Project guidelines, were far from universal. Management strategies varied widely, without apparent rational basis.
conclusionBased on the practices and beliefs in the surgical community, it is our hope that a multi-institutional study can be carried out to objectify best practices in both the effective and cost-effective management of this common condition and to reduce the wide variation in the treatment of surgical site infections.
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