Background: A number of adjunct antimicrobial measures have been studied in an attempt
to reduce surgical site infection (SSI) rates. In addition to parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) continues to be a challenge in colorectal surgery.
Over the years, various modalities have been used in an attempt to reduce SSI risk in …

Background Surgical-site infection (SSI) is a potentially serious complication following
colorectal surgery. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate …

Background Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is a method of administering antibiotics prior
to surgical procedures to decrease surgical site infections. The Center for Disease Control …

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

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 …

Over the past few decades, surgeons have made many attempts to reduce the incidence of
surgical site infections (SSI) after elective colorectal surgery. Routine faecal diversion is no …

Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) account for 30% of all healthcare-associated
infections, with reported rates ranging from 8% and 30% after colorectal surgery and are …

Surgical site infection is one of the most common hospital acquired infection. Antibiotics are
given prior to surgery to reduce the burden of infection. Antibiotic of right choice at right dose …

BACKGROUND: Despite distant historical studies that demonstrated the adequacy of
preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, current surgical practice continues to use antibiotics for …