A global survey of surgeons' preferences and practice with regard to laxative use after elective colorectal surgery.
Nagendra N Dudi-VenkataHidde M KroonSergei BedrikovetskiJames W MooreMichelle L ThomasTarik SammourPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2020)
Most surgeons do not routinely prescribe laxatives after elective colorectal surgery due to lack of evidence. Amongst those surgeons who do use them, there is wide variability in the type of laxatives used.