Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment: Infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear
Antibiotic prophylaxis probably leads to lower infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in… compared with no treatment (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment Infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth Antibiotic prophylaxis probably leads to lower infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in… compared with no treatment (moderate certainty). Antibiotic prophylaxis for third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.34 [0.12, 0.96] | 1 study · 107 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibiotic prophylaxis for third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth 2014 · 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
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