Conclusion Based on the current literature , there is insufficient evidence to indicate that the use of MBP leads to a significant difference in the risk of developing infectious complications in pediatric colorectal surgery
Objectives To evaluate whether the application of mechanical bowel preparation ( MBP ) before colorectal surgery reduces the risk of developing infectious complications in children .
Preoperative Bowel Preparation before Elective Bowel Resection or Ostomy Closure in the Pediatric Patient Population Has No Impact on Outcomes: A Prospective Randomized Study
The role of preoperative bowel prep in the pediatric surgical population is uncertain . We performed a r and omized prospect i ve study to evaluate noninferiority between the presence or absence of a preoperative bowel prep in  elective pediatric bowel surgery  on postoperative outcomes . Patients aged three months to 18 years were recruited and r and omized to the bowel prep group or the no bowel prep group . Patients were evaluated in-hospital and at postoperative clinic visits . Thirty-two patients were recruited ; 18 in the bowel prep group and 14 in the no bowel prep group . There was no statistical difference ( P > 0.05 ) in complications between the groups . Complications were observed in five patients in each group ( 27.8 % and 35.7 % , respectively ) . In the bowel prep group , two ( 11.1 % ) had wound infection ( vs three , 21.4 % ) , 0 had an intra-abdominal abscess ( vs one , 7.1 % ) , one ( 5.6 % ) had sepsis ( vs one , 7.1 % ) , one ( 5.6 % ) had an anastomotic leak ( vs 0 ) , and three ( 16.7 % ) had a bowel obstruction ( vs one , 7.1 % ) . There were no extra-abdominal complications . There were no significant differences in complications between the two groups . Further research is warranted , but may require a multi-institutional trial to recruit sufficient numbers to make conclusions about the significance of the need for bowel prep
Conclusion Based on the current literature , there is insufficient evidence to indicate that the use of MBP leads to a significant difference in the risk of developing infectious complications in pediatric colorectal surgery
Objectives To evaluate whether the application of mechanical bowel preparation ( MBP ) before colorectal surgery reduces the risk of developing infectious complications in children .