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Preoperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Wound infection · breast cancer surgery

Preoperative antibiotics probably leads to lower wound infections Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.67 [0.53, 0.85]
10 studies · 2823 participants
Moderate

Perioperative antibiotics vs placebo or no antibiotic

Wound infection · breast cancer surgery

It is very uncertain whether perioperative antibiotics changes wound infection Proportion of wound infections compared with placebo or no antibiotic (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.11 [0.01, 1.95]
1 study · 44 participants
Very low