Effect of oral antibiotic bowel preparation versus no preparation on surgical site infections in elective colorectal surgery: a randomized trial
OABP without mechanical cleansing significantly reduces SSIs, postoperative morbidity, and length of hospital stay in elective colorectal surgery. This approach is safe and effective, offering a strategy to improve surgical outcomes.
Authors
- Prasanth Penumadu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-5056)
- Raja Kalayarasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-8672)
- Theakarajan Rajendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4401-5613)
- G. Balasubramanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-6293)
- Raj Kumar Nagarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5197-5666)
- K. Mallesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0889-9829)
Institutions
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Coloproctology
- Published
- 2025-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2025.00633.0090
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78