[Preliminary results of a bacteriologic and immunologic study in patients subjected to colorectal surgery]

Minerva Med. 1993 Feb;84(1-2):45-51.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

This study examines patients undergoing colorectal surgery for carcinoma, bacteriological data in faecal and systemic immunological data; these patients before surgery received short-term chemoprophylaxis with ceftriaxone (2 g e.v.) and thymopentina (1 phial/day for 15 days) and after surgery thymopentina (1 phial for three time a week). With these data the authors try to create immunomodulation and antibiotic chemoprophylaxis protocol for the reduction of the septic complications due to intestinal bacterial flora and immunological defence reduction.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use
  • Colon / immunology*
  • Colon / microbiology*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / immunology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / microbiology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Cytokines / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Premedication
  • Thymopentin / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Thymopentin