Methods We reviewed the charts of 103 patients operated on between April and December
1999 at a 519-bed tertiary care, teaching hospital in Edmonton, Alta. The procedures carried …

Background: Antibiotics are often administered in elective colorectal surgery to prevent
wound infection. The tendency for surgeons to prolong the administration of prophylactic …

Background Postoperative wound infections are a widespread and costly problem,
especially in colorectal surgery. Despite their prevalence, there are few data regarding …

Background: Influenced by the key results of the clinical trials conducted in the early 1970s
by Condon, Nichols, and Gorbach, surgeons have adopted the routine use of mechanical …

Background A systematic review was carried out to assess the relative efficacy of
antimicrobial prophylaxis for the prevention of postoperative wound infection in patients …

The impact of oral antimicrobial prophylaxis on the surgical site infection and methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection after elective colorectal surgery was …

Colorectal surgery is associated with a very high risk of surgical wound infection due to
contamination by endogenous bacteria from the large bowel. Antibiotic prophylaxis can help …

OBJECTIVE: To provide guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis on the basis of the type of
surgical procedure. OPTIONS: Standard drug regimens for prophylaxis of infection in a …

Background and aims The use of prophylactic antibiotics in addition to mechanical
cleansing is the current standard of care prior to colonic surgery. The question of whether …

Purpose The use of preoperative oral antibiotics during preparation for elective colorectal
surgery remains controversial. This was a prospective randomized clinical trial to compare …