Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract to Prevent Postoperative Pneumonia and Anastomotic Leakage after Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Robin Janssen (Author), Frans Van Workum (Author), Nikolaj Baranov (Author), Harmen Blok (Author), Jaap ten Oever (Author), Eva Kolwijck (Author), Alma Tostmann (Author), Camiel Rosman (Author), Jeroen Schouten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infectious complications occur frequently after esophagectomy. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) has been shown to reduce postoperative infections and anastomotic leakage in gastrointestinal surgery, but robust evidence for esophageal surgery is lacking. The aim was to evaluate...