[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Mechanical and Oral Antibiotic Bowel Preparation Do Not Reduce Surgical Site Infections or the Overall Morbidity in Elective Colectomy

Mechanical and oral antibiotic bowel preparation versus no bowel preparation for elective colectomy (MOBILE): a multicentre, randomised, parallel, single-blinded trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Bowel preparation not needed before colon surgery, study says – UPI (free) AND A Finnish study finds bowel pre­par­a­tion for colon sur­gery un­ne­ces­sary – University of Helsinki (free)