Open AccessRandomized clinical trial of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in elective colorectal cancer surgery (SELECT trial)
Author(s) -
Abis G. S. A.,
Stockmann H. B. A. C.,
Bonjer H. J.,
van Veenendaal N.,
van DoornSchepens M. L. M.,
Budding A. E.,
Wilschut J. A.,
van Egmond M.,
Oosterling S. J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.11117
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , randomized controlled trial , perioperative , colorectal cancer , colorectal surgery , interim analysis , odds ratio , cancer , abdominal surgery
Infectious complications and anastomotic leakage affect approximately 30 per cent of patients after colorectal cancer surgery. The aim of this multicentre randomized trial was to investigate whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) reduces these complications of elective colorectal cancer surgery.