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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of ranitidine on postoperative infectious complications following emergency colorectal surgery: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.
To study the potential effect of ranitidine on postoperative infectious complications following emergency colorectal surgery. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial was carried out in three university clinics and two county hospitals in Denmark. ⋯ Ranitidine may have a beneficial effect on postoperative infectious complications in patients following acute colorectal surgery.