Trial reportTechniques in coloproctology2012
The influence of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery for diverticulitis.
Trial report in Techniques in coloproctology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- The value of mechanical bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled 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
- Impact of bowel preparation on elective colectomies for diverticulitis: analysis of the NSQIP database.BMC gastroenterology · 2022Article
- [Impact of bowel preparation on surgical site infections and anastomotic leakage after elective colon resection: results of a retrospective study with 260 patients].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2020Article
- Current Options for the Emergency Management of Diverticular Disease and Options to Reduce the Need for Colostomy.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2018Review
- Benefit of mechanical bowel preparation prior to elective colorectal surgery: current insights.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2016Review
- Operator-related risk factors of anastomotic leaks after colorectal surgery: an up-to-date.Clujul medical (1957) · 2015Review
- Accuracy of national surgery quality improvement program models in predicting postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing colectomy.The Permanente journal · 2014Article
- Bowel preparation for colorectal surgery: with and without mannitol.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2013Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundMechanical bowel preparation (MBP) has been shown to have no influence on the incidence of anastomotic leakage in overall colorectal surgery. The role of MBP in elective surgery in combination with an inflammatory component such as diverticulitis is yet unclear. This study evaluates the effects of MBP on anastomotic leakage and other septic complications in 190 patients who underwent elective surgery for colonic diverticulitis.
methodsA subgroup analysis was performed in a prior multicenter (13 hospitals) randomized trial comparing clinical outcome of MBP versus no MBP in elective colorectal surgery. Primary endpoint was the occurrence of anastomotic leakage in patients operated on for diverticulitis, and secondary endpoints were septic complications and mortality.
resultsOut of a total of 1,354 patients, 190 underwent elective colorectal surgery (resection with primary anastomosis) for (recurrent or stenotic) diverticulitis. One hundred and three patients underwent MBP prior to surgery and 87 did not. Anastomotic leakage occurred in 7.8 % of patients treated with MBP and in 5.7 % of patients not treated with MBP (p = 0.79). There were no significant differences between the groups in septic complications and mortality.
conclusionMechanical bowel preparation has no influence on the incidence of anastomotic leakage, or other septic complications, and may be safely omitted in case of elective colorectal surgery for diverticulitis.
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