Influence of additional prophylactic oral antibiotics during mechanical bowel preparation on surgical site infection in patients receiving colorectal surgery
Hayoung Lee,
Jong Lyul Lee,
Ji Sung Lee
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundProphylactic antibiotics (PAs) are standard for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) post‐colorectal surgery. This study aims to compare the effect of additional empiric oral antibiotics (OAs) alongside routine PAs to identify SSI risk factors.MethodsA retrospective observatory analysis was conducted from January 2019 to December 2022 at Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. The cohort was divided into two groups: PA given 1 h before surgery and discontinued within 24 h, and OA administered empiri… Show more
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