Anaerobic coverage only vs gram‐negative and anaerobic coverage: Intra‐abdominal infection
It is very uncertain whether anaerobic coverage only changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with gram‐negative and anaerobic coverage (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Anaerobic coverage only vs gram‐negative and anaerobic coverage Intra‐abdominal infection · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma It is very uncertain whether anaerobic coverage only changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with gram‐negative and anaerobic coverage (very low certainty). Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma: duration of use and antibiotic choice (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.17 [0.59, 2.32] | 3 studies · 437 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma: duration of use and antibiotic choice 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.