Enhanced Recovery Program Guidelines
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Perioperative- A 75-year-old man with hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic kidney disease, and diabetes is about to undergo an emergent open sigmoid resection for a large bowel obstruction. Which of the following measures has been shown to decrease postoperative surgical site infection (SSI)?
- A 45-year-old man with history of rectal cancer found at 5 cm from the dentate line, underwent low anterior resection. Foley catheter was placed without complication at the start of the surgery. The urine output is appropriate and clear. When should the foley catheter be removed?