Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 3 · 75%High 0 · 0%

Surgical site infection · people presenting for surgery where healing of surgical wound planned to be by primary intention

Topical antibiotics probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with no topical antibiotic. (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in wounds healing by primary intention 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.61 [0.42, 0.87]
7 studies · 5427 participants
Moderate

Surgical site infection · people presenting for surgery where healing of surgical wound planned to be by primary intention

Topical antibiotics probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with antiseptic (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection in wounds healing by primary intention 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.49 [0.3, 0.8]
4 studies · 1299 participants
Moderate

Surgical site infection · patients undergoing orthognathic surgery

The intervention probably leads to lower surgical site infection (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.42 [0.24, 0.74]
7 studies · 472 participants
Moderate

Surgical site infection · patients undergoing orthognathic surgery

The intervention showed no clear difference in surgical site infection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.34 [0.09, 1.22]
2 studies · 220 participants
Low