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12 questions · 12 findings · 6 reviews

No studies found 1 · 8.3%GRADE not reported 2 · 16.7%Very low 3 · 25%Low 1 · 8.3%Moderate 5 · 41.7%High 0 · 0%

Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy excluded) administered before and/or after tooth extraction vs placebo

Fever · People undergoing tooth extraction (21 of 23 trials: healthy patients undergoing impacted third molar extraction; 1 routine intra-alveolar…

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotic prophylaxis (any regimen; topical therapy… changes fever (6th-7th day) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Postoperative fever · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy

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

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics vs placebo

Postoperative fever · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

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

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late Urinary tract infection Pelvic infection Other serious infections Postoperative fever · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes total postoperative infections ‐ early and late Urinary tract… (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late Abdominal wound infection Urinary tract infection Pelvic infection Other serious infections Postoperative fever · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
1 finding from 1 review