Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Other serious infections · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.44 [0.12, 1.69]
2 studies · 476 participants
Very low

Other serious infections · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.2 [0.01, 4.1]
1 study · 146 participants
Very low