Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment: Endometritis
- Population
- Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
- Intervention
- Antibiotics
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Endometritis
Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in endometritis № of participants: 3813 (2 RCTs) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Any antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment Endometritis № of participants: 3813 (2 RCTs) · operative vaginal delivery Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in endometritis № of participants: 3813 (2 RCTs) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty). Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.32 [0.04, 2.64] | Not reported | Low |
Any antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment Endometritis · women undergoing operative vaginal delivery Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in endometritis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty). Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD004455.PUB4, superseded | RR 0.07 [0, 1.21] | 1 study · 393 participants | Low |
Any antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment Endometritis · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in endometritis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty). Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD004455.PUB3, superseded | RR 0.07 [0, 1.21] | 1 study · 393 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prophylaxis for operative vaginal delivery 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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