Antibiotic prophylaxis vs placebo
Wound infection · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes all wound infections (SSSI + DSSI) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.86 [0.56, 1.33]5 studies · 1865 participantsVery low
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.61 [0.48, 0.78]22 studies · 6443 participantsModerate