Preoperative colon preparation

Preoperative colon preparation Intestinal antisepsis Oral antibiotics Erythromycin-neomycin... 

Table 2. Most commonly used oral and parenteral antibiotics for preoperative bowel preparations before elective colon and rectal surgery in a North American survey [4]... 

Nichols RL, Gorbach SL, Condon RE Alteration of intestinal microflora following preoperative mechanical preparation of the colon. Dis Colon Rectum 1971,14 123-127. 

Solla JA, Rothenberger DA Preoperative bowel preparation A survey of colon and rectal surgeons. Dis Colon Rectum 1990 333 154-159. 

Van den Bogaard AE, Weidema WF, van Bo-ven CP, van der Waay D Recolonization and colonization resistance of the large bowel after three methods of preoperative preparation of the gastrointestinal tract for elective colorectal surgery. J Hyg(Lond) 1986 97 49-59. 

Nichols RL, Condon RE Preoperative preparation of the colon. Suig Gynecol Obstet 1971 132 323-337. 

Nichols RL, Broido P, Condon RE, Gorbach SL, Nyhus LM Effect of preoperative neomycin-erythromycin intestinal preparation on the incidence of infectious complications following colon surgery. Ann Surg 1973 178 453-462. 

WH Hamilton, FJ Lone. Preoperative hair removal. Can J Surg 20 269-275, 1977. JG Bartlett, RE Condon, SL Gorbach, JS Clarke, RL Nichols, S Ochi. Veterans Administration cooperative study on bowel preparations for elective colorectal operations impact of oral antibiotic regimen on colonic flora, wound irrigation cultures and bacteriology of septic comphcations. Am Surg 188 249-254, 1978. 

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