Has network meta-analysis resolved the controversies related to bowel preparation in elective colorectal surgery?

John C Woodfield Kari A CliffordBarry SchmidtMark Thompson-Fawcett

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)

While this NMA supports the addition of OA to IV to reduce iSSI it also highlights unanswered questions and the need for well-designed pragmatic RCTs.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
patients undergoing
study protocol
knee osteoarthritis
case control
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
high resolution
tandem mass spectrometry