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[Preoperative preparation in colorectal surgery: antibiotics (author's transl)]. 1978

E Ungeheuer, and H Becker, and M Probst

Out of a total of 2727 operations of the large bowel because of tumors and inflammatory disease, performed over a 14-year period, 897 were one-stage resections of the colon and rectum without relaxing colostomy. Standard preoperative preparation of the bowel consists of a balanced diet, laxatives, and enema supplemented by 9 g Neomycin and 1.8 g Achromycin, within a 2-day period. Disturbances in wound healing occurred in 12.5%, seroma included. Anastomotic insufficiency occurred in 4%, and fatal fecal peritonitis due to tumors in 1.3% and due to diverticulitis in 1.2%. Total mortality was about 5.7%. Postoperative hospitalization after resections because of tumors was 15 days and because of diverticulitis, 19 days.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007420	Intestine, Large	A segment of the LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the CECUM; the COLON; and the RECTUM.	Large Intestine
D009355	Neomycin	Aminoglycoside antibiotic complex produced by Streptomyces fradiae. It is composed of neomycins A, B, and C, and acts by inhibiting translation during protein synthesis.	Fradiomycin Sulfate,Neomycin Palmitate,Neomycin Sulfate
D010538	Peritonitis	INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs.	Primary Peritonitis,Secondary Peritonitis,Peritonitis, Primary,Peritonitis, Secondary
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011300	Preoperative Care	Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative
D012003	Rectal Fistula	An abnormal anatomical passage connecting the RECTUM to the outside, with an orifice at the site of drainage.	Anal Fistula,Fistula, Rectal
D002400	Cathartics	Agents that are used to stimulate evacuation of the bowels.	Bowel Evacuant,Bowel Preparation Solution,Cathartic,Purgative,Purgatives,Bowel Evacuants,Bowel Preparation Solutions,Evacuant, Bowel,Evacuants, Bowel,Preparation Solution, Bowel,Preparation Solutions, Bowel,Solution, Bowel Preparation,Solutions, Bowel Preparation
D004733	Enema	Insertion of a solution or compound through the RECTUM with the purpose of cleansing the COLON or for diagnostic procedures.	Enemata,Enemas,Enematas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013530	Surgical Wound Infection	Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.	Postoperative Wound Infection,Infection, Postoperative Wound,Infection, Surgical Wound,Surgical Site Infection,Wound Infection, Postoperative,Wound Infection, Surgical,Infection, Surgical Site,Infections, Postoperative Wound,Infections, Surgical Site,Infections, Surgical Wound,Postoperative Wound Infections,Surgical Site Infections,Surgical Wound Infections,Wound Infections, Postoperative,Wound Infections, Surgical