Preoperative mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics reduces surgical site infection after elective colorectal surgery for malignancies: results of a propensity matching analysis

[1] Magill SS(2014)Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections N Engl J Med 370 1198-1208

[2] Edwards JR(2011)Colon preparation and surgical site infection Am J Surg 202 225-232

[3] Bamberg W(2015)Underlying reasons associated with hospital readmission following surgery in the United States JAMA 313 483-495

[4] Fry DE(2004)Wound infection after elective colorectal resection Ann Surg 239 599-605

[5] Merkow RP(2005)Mechanical and antibacterial bowel preparation in colon and rectal surgery Chemotherapy 51 115-121

[6] Ju MH(1973)Effect of preoperative neomycin-erythromycin intestinal preparation on the incidence of infectious complications following colon surgery Ann Surg 178 453-462

[7] Chung JW(1990)Preoperative bowel preparation. A survey of colon and rectal surgeons Dis Colon Rectum 33 154-159

[8] Smith RL(2003)Colon and rectal surgery without mechanical bowel preparation: a randomized prospective trial Ann Surg 237 363-367

[9] Bohl JK(2005)Is mechanical bowel preparation mandatory for elective colon surgery? A prospective randomized study Arch Surg 140 285-288

[10] McElearney ST(2000)Bowel preparation with oral polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution vs no preparation in elective open colorectal surgery: prospective, randomized study Dis Colon Rectum 43 669-675

[1] Magill SS(2014)Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections N Engl J Med 370 1198-1208

[2] Edwards JR(2011)Colon preparation and surgical site infection Am J Surg 202 225-232

[3] Bamberg W(2015)Underlying reasons associated with hospital readmission following surgery in the United States JAMA 313 483-495

[4] Fry DE(2004)Wound infection after elective colorectal resection Ann Surg 239 599-605

[5] Merkow RP(2005)Mechanical and antibacterial bowel preparation in colon and rectal surgery Chemotherapy 51 115-121

[6] Ju MH(1973)Effect of preoperative neomycin-erythromycin intestinal preparation on the incidence of infectious complications following colon surgery Ann Surg 178 453-462

[7] Chung JW(1990)Preoperative bowel preparation. A survey of colon and rectal surgeons Dis Colon Rectum 33 154-159

[8] Smith RL(2003)Colon and rectal surgery without mechanical bowel preparation: a randomized prospective trial Ann Surg 237 363-367

[9] Bohl JK(2005)Is mechanical bowel preparation mandatory for elective colon surgery? A prospective randomized study Arch Surg 140 285-288

[10] McElearney ST(2000)Bowel preparation with oral polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution vs no preparation in elective open colorectal surgery: prospective, randomized study Dis Colon Rectum 43 669-675