Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

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

Postoperative fever · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy

Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.59 [0.5, 0.7]
11 studies · 2394 participants
Moderate

Postoperative fever · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.34, 0.54]
9 studies · 1562 participants
Moderate