Oral antibiotic bowel preparation significantly reduces surgical site infection rates and readmissio

The study aims to determine the relationship between oral antibiotic bowel preparation (OABP) and surgical site infection (SSI) rates in a national colectomy cohort. This study suggests that OABP is associated with reduced SSI rates, shorter length of stay (LOS), and fewer readmissions. Adoption of OABP before elective colectomy would reduce SSI without effecting LOS. The practice of MBP alone should be abandoned.