Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in colorectal surgery reduces anastomotic leakage and costs: a propensity score analysis.

Langenbecks Arch Surg · 2022 · PMC9468075 · PMID 35551468

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a trend towards significanceP = 0.092so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

This reduction showed a trend towards significance ( P = 0.092).

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a clear trendno p-value reported

Regarding our results in the TAFC group, a clear trend towards improvement of AL and SSI could also be seen in the group with a diverting stoma.

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