Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Fever ‐ not measured · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
10 questions · 10 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only
No studies found 2 · 20%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 40%Moderate 1 · 10%High 3 · 30%
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Length of maternal hospital stay (days) · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedLow
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Infected episiotomy/laceration (superficial perineal wound infection) № of participants: 3420 (1 RCT) · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics leads to lower infected episiotomy/laceration (superficial perineal wound… compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.53 [0.4, 0.69]Studies not reportedHigh
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Infected episiotomy/laceration (deep perineal wound infection № of participants: 3420 (1 RCT) · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics leads to lower infected episiotomy/laceration (deep perineal wound infection № of… compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.46 [0.31, 0.69]Studies not reportedHigh
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Infected episiotomy/laceration (organ or space infection) № of participants: 3420 (1 RCT) · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in infected episiotomy/laceration (organ or space infection) № of… compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.11 [0.01, 2.05]Studies not reportedLow
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Infected episiotomy/laceration (wound breakdown) № of participants: 2593 (1 RCT) · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics probably leads to lower infected episiotomy/laceration (wound breakdown) № of participants:… compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.52 [0.43, 0.63]Studies not reportedModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Endometritis · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in endometritis № of participants: 3813 (2 RCTs) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.32 [0.04, 2.64]Studies not reportedLow
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Urinary tract infection ‐ not measured · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Serious infectious complications · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics leads to lower serious infectious complications № of participants: 3420 (1 RCT) compared with placebo or no treatment (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.44 [0.22, 0.89]Studies not reportedHigh
Antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment
Maternal adverse reactions · Women undergoing operative vaginal delivery
Any antibiotics showed no clear difference in maternal adverse reactions № of participants: 2593 (1 RCT) compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 2 [0.18, 22.05]Studies not reportedLow