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Table 2 Answers according to bowel preparation

From: Current practice patterns of preoperative bowel preparation in colorectal surgery: a nation-wide survey by the Chinese Society of Colorectal Cancer

 

Number

Percent

Bowel preparation regimens

 MBP alone

173

50.7

 MBP + OAP + enema

81

23.8

 MBP + OAP

55

16.1

 Enema alone

20

5.9

 Other

12

3.5

Indication for bowel preparation

 Colonic resection only

9

2.6

 Rectal resection only

35

10.3

 Colonic resection + rectal resection

297

87.1

Bowel preparation for intestinal obstruction

 Yes

243

71.3

 No

98

28.7

Preoperative intravenous antibiotic

 Yes

255

74.8

 No

86

25.2

Postoperative intravenous antibiotic

 Yes

307

90.0

 No

34

10.0

Length of postoperative intravenous antibiotic usage

 < 1 days

14

4.6

 1–3 days

125

40.7

 > 3 days

168

54.7

  1. MBP mechanical bowel preparation, OAP oral antibiotics preparation