Intrarectal metronidazole in the prevention of anaerobic infections after emergency appendicectomy: A controlled clinical trial: J. Rodgers, D. Ross, W. McNaught, et al. Br J Surg 66:425–427, (June), 1979

Intrarectal metronidazole in the prevent

Intrarectal metronidazole in the prevention of anaerobic infections after emergency appendicectomy: A controlled clinical trial

✍ J. Rodgers; D. Ross; W. McNaught; G. Gillespie 📂 Article 📅 1979 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 274 KB 👁 2 views

## Summary A series of 102 patients with presumptive acute appendicitis entered a prospective, randomized, clinical trial of intrarectal metronidazole given over a 48-h period commencing before surgery. Adequate levels of circulating metronidazole were achieved. A significant reduction in the incid