Antibiotics vs no antibiotics: Maternal serious infectious complications
- Population
- Women undergoing elective cesarean section
- Intervention
- Antibiotics
- Comparison
- no antibiotics
- Outcome
- Maternal serious infectious complications
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in maternal serious infectious complications compared with no antibiotics (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotics vs no antibiotics Maternal serious infectious complications · Women undergoing elective cesarean section Antibiotics showed no clear difference in maternal serious infectious complications compared with no antibiotics (low certainty). Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.01 [0.04, 24.21] | 4 studies · 545 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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