Antibiotics vs placebo
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
- RR 0.28 [0.19, 0.4]4 studies · 293 participantsLow
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes total adverse effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower urinary tract infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower abdominal wound infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Antibiotics probably leads to lower urinary tract infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).