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Infection control in colon surgery

Infection control in colon surgery Langenbecks Arch Surg (2016) 401:581–597 DOI 10.1007/s00423-016-1467-3 REVIEW ARTICLE 1,2,3 Donald E. Fry Received: 7 June 2016 /Accepted: 16 June 2016 /Published online: 27 June 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Abstract Keywords Preventive antibiotics Oral antibiotic bowel . . Purpose The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive preparation Mechanical bowel preparation Surgical review of strategies that should be employed in the prevention of infection control Colon surgery infection at the surgical site in patients undergoing colon surgery. Methods The world’s literature on the pathogenesis and pre- Infection continues to be a major source of morbidity in the vention of infections at the surgical site in colon resection patient undergoing elective colon surgery. Among all planned were reviewed to identify those methods that are associated operations, infections following colon surgery are the most with improved rates of infection at the surgical site. The path- frequent. Infections in the colon surgery patient have proven ogenesis, microbiology, diagnosis, and surveillance of surgi- to be very costly, result in prolonged hospitalization time, and cal site infection have been reviewed in the context of better are major causes of readmissions following discharge from the understanding the accepted methods for prevention. hospital. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery Springer Journals

Infection control in colon surgery

Fry, Donald
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery , Volume 401 (5) – Jun 27, 2016
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2016 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; General Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; Cardiac Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Traumatic Surgery; Vascular Surgery
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1435-2443
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1435-2451
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10.1007/s00423-016-1467-3
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27350045
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Langenbecks Arch Surg (2016) 401:581–597 DOI 10.1007/s00423-016-1467-3 REVIEW ARTICLE 1,2,3 Donald E. Fry Received: 7 June 2016 /Accepted: 16 June 2016 /Published online: 27 June 2016 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 Abstract Keywords Preventive antibiotics Oral antibiotic bowel . . Purpose The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive preparation Mechanical bowel preparation Surgical review of strategies that should be employed in the prevention of infection control Colon surgery infection at the surgical site in patients undergoing colon surgery. Methods The world’s literature on the pathogenesis and pre- Infection continues to be a major source of morbidity in the vention of infections at the surgical site in colon resection patient undergoing elective colon surgery. Among all planned were reviewed to identify those methods that are associated operations, infections following colon surgery are the most with improved rates of infection at the surgical site. The path- frequent. Infections in the colon surgery patient have proven ogenesis, microbiology, diagnosis, and surveillance of surgi- to be very costly, result in prolonged hospitalization time, and cal site infection have been reviewed in the context of better are major causes of readmissions following discharge from the understanding the accepted methods for prevention. hospital.

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Published: Jun 27, 2016

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