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SAS Journal of Surgery | Volume-8 | Issue-10
Initiating a Practice Change: Prescribing Probiotics in Surgical Patients
Dr. Ashutosh Talwar, Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Dr. Nitin Nagpal
Published: Oct. 2, 2022 | 186 151
DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2022.v08i10.001
Pages: 613-618
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Abstract
Background: The intestinal microflora is thought to be the origin for many infectious complications seen in surgical conditions, due to dysfunction of the intestinal barrier and bacterial translocation. Probiotics may produce beneficial effects on the intestinal barrier function and help reduce the incidence of infectious complications in this group of patients.