Postoperative values of vitamin D show a progressive increase, while PTH ones present a significant reduction, without any impact on serum calcium levels. We have demonstrated an inverse correlation between weight loss and vitamin D increase at the third month after surgery.
The addition of intraperitoneal lavage with antibiotic solution, fascial closure with Triclosan-coated sutures and Mupirocin ointment application on the skin staples, to a standard bundle of SSI prevention, reduces the incisional and organ-space SSI and consequently the hospital stay, after elective laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03081962).
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