Question · asked by 1 review

Perioperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic: Wound infection

It is very uncertain whether perioperative antibiotics changes wound infection Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Perioperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic
Wound infection Proportion of wound infections · breast cancer surgery
It is very uncertain whether perioperative antibiotics changes wound infection Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (very low certainty).
Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.11 [0.01, 1.95]1 study · 44 participantsVery low

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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