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This study aims to evaluate if a 3-day oral antibiotic bowel decontamination regimen is as effective as a 7-day regimen in preventing postoperative complications during laparoscopic surgery.

January 8, 2025Visceral MedicineOpen Access

Efficacy of a Shortened Oral Antibiotic Bowel Decontamination in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Diverticular Disease

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JSJosefine SchardeyLMU Klinikum TAThomas von AhnenKrankenhaus Agatharied ACAlexander CrispinZimmer Biomet (Netherlands)

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Randomized trial compares 3-day and 7-day oral antibiotic decontamination regimens, showing low complication rates in surgery for diverticular disease, suggesting treatment efficacy.

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This study aims to evaluate if a 3-day oral antibiotic bowel decontamination regimen is as effective as a 7-day regimen in preventing postoperative complications during laparoscopic surgery.
Bicenter data analysis of 469 patients was conducted comparing 3-day versus 7-day perioperative SDD regimens.
Patients received oral antibiotics polymyxin B, gentamicin, vancomycin, and amphotericin B during surgery and the postoperative period.
Noninferiority analysis was performed on the complication rates including anastomotic leakage and surgical site infections.
Overall complication rates were 16.5% for both the 3-day and 7-day groups.
Anastomotic leakage occurred in 2.0% of the 3-day group and 1.4% of the 7-day group; no significant differences were found.
The 3-day regimen demonstrated noninferiority to the 7-day regimen for surgical site infections, but not for anastomotic leakage.

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Schardey et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6513aa016dc436daf9ad0d https://doi.org/10.1159/000543432

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Randomized trial compares 3-day and 7-day oral antibiotic decontamination regimens, showing low complication rates in surgery for diverticular disease, suggesting treatment efficacy.

Efficacy of a Shortened Oral Antibiotic Bowel Decontamination in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Diverticular Disease

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Efficacy of a Shortened Oral Antibiotic Bowel Decontamination in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Diverticular Disease

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