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The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to compare the outcome of patients who underwent elective left-sided colorectal surgery with or without MBP.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Patients scheduled for elective left-sided colorectal resection with primary anastomosis were randomized to preoperative MBP (3 litres of polyethylene glycol) (group 1) or surgery without MBP (group 2). Postoperative abdominal infectious complications and extra-abdominal morbidity were recorded prospectively.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n One hundred and fifty-three patients were included in the study, 78 in group 1 and 75 in group 2. Demographic, clinical and treatment characteristics did not differ significantly between the two groups. The overall rate of abdominal infectious complications (anastomotic leak, intra-abdominal abscess, peritonitis and wound infection) was 22 per cent in group 1 and 8 per cent in group 2 (P = 0\u00b7028). Anastomotic leak occurred in five patients (6 per cent) in group 1 and one (1 per cent) in group 2 (P = 0\u00b7021). Extra-abdominal morbidity rates were 24 and 11 per cent respectively (P = 0\u00b7034). Hospital stay was longer for patients who had MBP (mean(s.d.) 14\u00b79(13\u00b71) versus 9\u00b79(3\u00b78) days; P = 0\u00b7024).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Elective left-sided colorectal surgery without MBP is safe and is associated with reduced postoperative morbidity.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.4900","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,3,22]],"date-time":"2005-03-22T13:18:31Z","timestamp":1111497511000},"page":"409-414","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":240,"title":["Randomized clinical trial of mechanical bowel preparation versus<\/i> no preparation before elective left-sided colorectal surgery"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"92","author":[{"given":"P","family":"Bucher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, 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