Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Dec;16(12):708-709. doi: 10.1038/s41575-019-0214-y.
Whether to administer purgative cleansing and oral antibiotics before colon surgery as a method to prevent postoperative infections, once standard of care, is now being considered unnecessary with today’s advancements of care. A new study questions the efficacy of this bowel preparation approach with a prospective randomized trial.
在结肠手术前是否使用泻药清洁和口服抗生素作为预防术后感染的方法,曾经是一种常规护理方法,但随着当今医疗技术的进步,现在被认为是不必要的。一项新的研究通过前瞻性随机试验对这种肠道准备方法的疗效提出了质疑。