British Journal of Surgery | 2019
Randomized clinical trial of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in elective colorectal cancer surgery (SELECT trial)
Abstract
Infectious complications and anastomotic leakage affect approximately 30 per cent of patients after colorectal cancer surgery. The aim of this multicentre randomized trial was to investigate whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) reduces these complications of elective colorectal cancer surgery.