Selective Digestive Decontamination

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SDD
Pronunciation
/səˈlɛktɪv daɪˈʤɛstɪv dikənˌtæməˈneɪʃən/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Objective : To observe the effects of selective digestive decontamination ( SDD ) and glutamine ( GLN ) to prevent intestinal bacterial translocation in the model of rabbit orthotopic piggyback liver transplantation and to lower the incidence of postoperative pneumonia.
  2. Study of the effect of early using selective digestive decontamination in treating acute necrotizing pancreatitis in rats

Other meanings of SDD