Open AccessMechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation before colorectal surgery: A randomized prospective trial in a tertiary care institute
Author(s) -
Asis Kumar Saha,
Firoz Chowdhury,
Amitesh Kumar Jha,
Subir K. Chatterjee,
Anjan Das,
Parvin Banu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.136214
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal surgery , rectum , perioperative , bowel preparation , surgery , anastomosis , prospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , sepsis , colorectal cancer , clinical trial , elective surgery , general surgery , abdominal surgery , colonoscopy , cancer
In the first half of 20(th) century; mortality from colorectal surgery often exceeded 20%, mainly due to sepsis. Modern surgical techniques and improved perioperative care have significantly lowered the mortality rate. Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) is aimed at cleansing the large bowel of fecal content thus reducing morbidity and mortality related to colorectal surgery. We carried out a study aimed to investigate the outcomes of colorectal surgery with and without MBPs, to avoid unpleasant side-effects of MBP and also to design a protocol for preparation of a patient for colorectal surgery.