Summary of findings table ‐ Combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation vs mechanical bowel preparation alone
Anastomotic leakage · Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery
Summary of findings table ‐ Combined mechanical and oral antibiotic… probably leads to lower anastomotic leakage compared with mechanical bowel preparation alone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Preoperative combined mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation for preventing complications in elective… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.6 [0.36, 0.99]10 studies · 2356 participantsModerate