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Does preoperative oral antibiotic preparation reduce anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing colorectal resection?
Does preoperative oral antibiotic preparation reduce anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing colorectal resection?
Preoperative oral antibiotic preparation significantly reduces the risk of anastomotic leakage after colorectal resection and should be incorporated as a standard protocol.
May support oral antibiotics to lower leak risk; hypothesis-generating in this cohort and requires RCT confirmation.
In contrast to most studies, younger age was found to be an independent risk factor for AL. The risk for AL was lower with laparoscopic partial colectomy and open or laparoscopic right hemicolectomy. Preoperative oral antibiotic preparation significantly reduces the risk of AL and should be incorporated as a standard protocol.
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