title: [Considerations on the pre- and peri-operative preparations in surgery of the colon].
abstract: The type and frequency of local postoperative complications after 265 elective colon-rectal operations occurring in 262 patients are described. The orthograde enema, which causes discomfort to the patients and a considerable amount of work for the nursing staff can be waived. Since the results obtained (11.5% local postoperative complications) are regarded as satisfactory and display no marked differences from the incidence with orthograde enema, the case for the combination of pre- and postoperative antibiotic infection prophylaxis is substantiated.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pira
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Considerazioni sulla preparazione pre-peri-operatoria nella chirurgia del colon.