Oral antibiotic bowel decontamination in open and laparoscopic sigmoid resections for diverticular disease

Purpose There is an ongoing debate on whether or not to use oral antibiotic bowel decontamination in colorectal surgery, despite the numerous different regimens in terms of antibiotic substances and duration of application. As we routinely use oral antibiotic bowel decontamination (selective deconta...

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Published in:International journal of colorectal disease 2021-08, Vol.36 (8), p.1667-1676
Main Authors: Wirth, Ulrich, Schardey, Josefine, von Ahnen, Thomas, Zimmermann, Petra, Kühn, Florian, Werner, Jens, Schardey, Hans Martin, Rau, Bettina M., Gumpp, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Anastomotic leak
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics
Decontamination
Dietary fiber
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal diseases
Gastrointestinal tract
Health aspects
Hepatology
Internal Medicine
Intestine
Laparoscopic surgery
Laparoscopy
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Morbidity
Original
Original Article
Patients
Proctology
Surgery
Surgical site infections
Urinary tract
Urinary tract infections
Vancomycin
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Summary:Purpose There is an ongoing debate on whether or not to use oral antibiotic bowel decontamination in colorectal surgery, despite the numerous different regimens in terms of antibiotic substances and duration of application. As we routinely use oral antibiotic bowel decontamination (selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) regimen and SDD regimen plus vancomycin since 2016) in surgery for diverticular disease, our aim was to retrospectively analyze the perioperative outcome in two independent centers. Methods Data from two centers with a routine use of oral antibiotic bowel decontamination for up to 20 years of experience were analyzed for the perioperative outcome of 384 patients undergoing surgery for diverticular disease. Results Overall morbidity was 12.8%, overall mortality was 0.3%, the overall rate of anastomotic leakage (AL) was 1.0%, and surgical site infections (SSIs) were 5.5% and 7.8% of all infectious complications including urinary tract infections and pneumonia. No serious adverse events were related to use of oral antibiotic bowel decontamination. Most of the patients (93.8%) completed the perioperative regimen. Additional use of vancomycin to the SDD regimen did not show a further reduction of infectious complications, including SSI and AL. Conclusion Oral antibiotic decontamination appears to be safe and effective with low rates of AL and infectious complications in surgery for diverticular disease.
ISSN:0179-1958
1432-1262
DOI:10.1007/s00384-021-03890-1