Antibiotics vs topical treatments
Nipple damage within 6 months postpartum · postpartum breastfeeding women
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?
1,352 questions · 1,400 findings · 169 reviews
No studies found 309 · 22.1%GRADE not reported 115 · 8.2%Very low 350 · 25%Low 324 · 23.1%Moderate 240 · 17.1%High 62 · 4.4%
Antibiotics vs topical treatments
Duration of any breastfeeding · postpartum breastfeeding women
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Antibiotics vs topical treatments
Breast pain · postpartum breastfeeding women
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Antibiotics vs topical treatments
Number of women with adverse effects · postpartum breastfeeding women
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 usual care
Incidence of mastitis within 6 months postpartum · postpartum breastfeeding women
Antibiotics showed no clear difference in incidence of mastitis within 6 months postpartum compared with usual care or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.37 [0.1, 1.34]3 studies · 429 participantsLow
Antibiotics vs placebo or usual care
Recurrence of mastitis within 12 months postpartum · postpartum breastfeeding women
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Antibiotics vs placebo
Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.28 [0.19, 0.4]4 studies · 293 participantsLow
Antibiotics vs placebo
Pelvic infection · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.5 [0.35, 0.71]11 studies · 1883 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo
Other serious infections · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.44 [0.12, 1.69]2 studies · 476 participantsVery low
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
- RR 0.59 [0.5, 0.7]11 studies · 2394 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo
Total adverse effects · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes total adverse effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.8 [0.62, 5.18]2 studies · 430 participantsVery low
Antibiotics vs placebo
Urinary tract infection · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower urinary tract infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.58 [0.43, 0.77]8 studies · 1473 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo
Pelvic infection · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.28 [0.2, 0.39]11 studies · 1693 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo
Other serious infections · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes other serious infections compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.2 [0.01, 4.1]1 study · 146 participantsVery low
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
- RR 0.43 [0.34, 0.54]9 studies · 1562 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo
Total adverse effects ‐ not reported · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Antibiotics vs placebo
Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics may leads to lower total postoperative infections ‐ early and late compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.38 [0.21, 0.67]1 study · 158 participantsLow
Antibiotics vs placebo
Abdominal surgical site infection · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower abdominal wound infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.51 [0.36, 0.73]11 studies · 2247 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs placebo
Urinary tract infection · women having elective abdominal hysterectomy
Antibiotics probably leads to lower urinary tract infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.41 [0.31, 0.53]11 studies · 2705 participantsModerate
Antibiotics vs no treatment during postpartum period
Postpartum endometritis · women with management of intra‐amniotic infection
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes postpartum endometritis compared with no treatment during postpartum period (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antibiotic regimens for management of intra‐amniotic infection 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.48 [0.68, 3.24]1 study · 116 participantsVery low