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A 50 year old male patient has a nonobstructing carcinoma of the sigmoid colon. After consent, patient is being prepared for elective resection. Which of the following reduces the risk of postoperative infectious complications?
A single preoperative parenteral dose of antibiotic effective against aerobes and anaerobes.
Postoperative administration of parenteral antibiotics effective against aerobes and anaerobes until the patient’s intravenous lines and all other drains are removed.
Avoidance of oral antibiotics to prevent emergence of Clostridium dif icile.
Postoperative administration for 48 hours of parenteral antibiotics effective against aerobes and anaerobes.
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