Mechanical Bowel Preparation and Oral Antibiotics Before Rectal Cancer Surgery
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-08-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
This study aims to demonstrate that a preoperative combination of mechanical bowel
preparation and oral antibiotics, before elective laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery, is
associated with a reduction of postoperative surgical site infection rate, as compared to
mechanical bowel preparation alone Our hypothesis is that a preoperative colonic preparation
including a combination of mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics before elective
laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery is associated with a reduced rate of 30-day postoperative
surgical site infection, as compared to mechanical bowel preparation alone