Suzuki T, et al. - In this RCT, mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) + oral antibiotic bowel preparation (OABP) was compared with OABP alone after receiving a single dose of intravenous antibiotics for the incidence of surgical site infection following colorectal surgery. Researchers randomly assigned 254 patients who underwent elective surgery for colon cancer, to receive MBP + OABP and intravenous antibiotics (MBP + OABP group) or to receive OABP and intravenous antibiotics (OABP alone group). Outcomes support that patients undergoing elective colon cancer surgery should receive MBP combined with oral antibiotics and intravenous antibiotics as standard.