Why the study?
Does a single peroperative five-liter saline peritoneal lavage reduce bacterial counts and postoperative sepsis in patients undergoing elective operation for colorectal cancer?
Population
21 consecutive patients undergoing elective operation for colorectal cancer
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
postoperative
Authors
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High sepsis despite bacterial reduction cautions against saline lavage alone; leaves open whether adjunctive antimicrobials are required in colorectal surgery.
Does a single peroperative five-liter saline peritoneal lavage reduce bacterial counts and postoperative sepsis in patients undergoing elective operation for colorectal cancer?
Saline peritoneal lavage alone is insufficient to prevent postoperative sepsis in elective colorectal surgery and cannot substitute for antimicrobial prophylaxis.
Minervini et al. (1980) studied this question.
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