Randomized clinical trial of oral and intravenous <i>versus</i> intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis for laparoscopic colorectal resection

Abstract

Intravenous perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis alone is not inferior to combined preoperative oral and intravenous perioperative prophylaxis with regard to SSI in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing elective laparoscopic resection. Registration number: UMIN000019339 ( http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/).