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from Section I - Perioperative Management
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 July 2023
Given the limited data on the value of mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) prior to gynecologic surgery, the colorectal data is frequently extrapolated and used to guide preoperative management for patients requiring bowel surgery. Review of the colorectal literature, including a Cochrane Review and large National Surgery Quality Improvement Program database review, demonstrates that the use of MBP does not improve overall mortality, surgical site infection, anastomotic leak rates, or reoperation. As a result, several national and international surgical organizations do not support the use of MBP alone prior to bowel surgery including patients planning gynecologic surgery.
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