Whether to administer purgative cleansing and oral antibiotics before colon surgery as a method to prevent postoperative infections, once standard of care, is now being considered unnecessary with today’s advancements of care. A new study questions the efficacy of this bowel preparation approach with a prospective randomized trial.

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肠道准备手术：重新思考策略

曾经作为标准护理方法，如今在当今的护理进展中，是否认为是否需要在结肠手术前使用泻药清洁剂和口服抗生素作为预防术后感染的方法已经成为标准护理方法。一项新的研究通过一项前瞻性随机试验对这种肠道准备方法的功效提出了质疑。