Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in esophagectomy and the incidence of pneumonia and anastomotic leakage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Despite advances in surgery, esophagectomy remains a major operation in which pneumonia and anastomotic leakage are causes of morbidity. It is currently unknown whether selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) affects the incidence of postoperative pneumo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sander Du X Oei, Jasper Gerrit Jan Verbruggen, Sanne Elisabeth Hoeks, Marcus Paulus Buise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325241
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!