Chlorhexidine Gluconate Versus Saline for Flushing the Surgical Area During Colorectal Cancer Surgery

A Comparative Study of Chlorhexidine Versus Saline Irrigation of the Surgical Area During Colorectal Cancer Surgery: a Multicenter, Stratified Randomized Controlled Trial.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of chlorhexidine versus saline in flushing the surgical area during colorectal cancer surgery. The primary outcomes included surgical site infection, postoperative complication rates, et al.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged 18-85 years,
2. Patients with surgically resectable colorectal tumors confirmed by CT/MRI before surgery
3. All patients had a performance status score of 0 or 1 in the Eastern Tumor Cooperative group
4. American Society of Anesthesiology grade I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The tumor may have distant metastasis
2. History of previous abdominal surgery
3. The patient has a history of other malignant tumors diagnosed in the past 5 years and has received radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the past
4. There are obvious contraindications to surgery (obvious abnormal liver and kidney function, pregnancy)
5. Participated in other clinical trials within the past 6 months