This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation versus no bowel preparation for elective colectomy (MOBILE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, single-blinded trial. Lancet 2019; 394: 840-848.

Published: 12th November 2019

Authors: Koskenvuo L, Lehtonen T, Koskensalo S, Rasilainen S, Klintrup K, Ehrlich A et al.

Conclusion

Bowel preparation did not affect the rate of surgical site infection (7 versus 11 per cent for no preparation; P=0.17) or anastomotic dehiscence (4 per cent in both groups) in this study that included 396 patients.

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