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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2015; 21(15): 4715-4721
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4715
Published online Apr 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i15.4715
Antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients with colorectal lesions undergoing endoscopic resection
Qi-Sheng Zhang, Bing Han, Jian-Hua Xu, Peng Gao, Yu-Cui Shen, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Branch of Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200081, China
Author contributions: Zhang QS and Han B designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Xu JH, Gao P and Shen YC performed the operation (ESD and EMR) and collected data.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the Branch of Shanghai First People’s Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest: Authors declare no conflicts of interest or finance for this article to be disclosed.
Data sharing: No additional data are available.
Correspondence to: Qi-Sheng Zhang, MD, Digestive Endoscopy Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Branch of Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Jiaotong University, No. 1878 North Sichuan Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200081, China. zhangqish@hotmail.com
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Received: October 14, 2014
Peer-review started: October 16, 2014
First decision: November 14, 2014
Revised: November 25, 2014
Accepted: January 21, 2015
Article in press: January 21, 2015
Published online: April 21, 2015
Processing time: 187 Days and 19.5 Hours
Peer-review started: October 16, 2014
First decision: November 14, 2014
Revised: November 25, 2014
Accepted: January 21, 2015
Article in press: January 21, 2015
Published online: April 21, 2015
Processing time: 187 Days and 19.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We designed a controlled, randomized study to investigate the effect of prophylaxis with antibiotics on clinical adverse events in patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) or endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) procedures for colorectal lesions, and observed the value of surgical wound area as a risk factor. Clinical adverse events (abdominal pain, diarrhea, hematochezia and fever), leukocytosis and elevated levels of C-reactive protein are not uncommon after EMR or ESD procedures. Prophylactic antibiotics can reduce the incidence of clinical adverse events significantly. In addition, when the surgical wound area is larger than 10 mm × 10 mm, more clinical adverse events occur.