SSSI ‐ low infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in SSSI ‐ low infection risk environment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SSSI ‐ high infection risk environment · prevention of postoperative wound infection in adults undergoing open elective inguinal or femoral hernioplasty hernia repair
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes SSSI ‐ high infection risk environment compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of episiotomy wound infection with wound dehiscence · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes incidence of episiotomy wound infection with wound dehiscence compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.13 [0.01, 2.28]
73 participants
Very low
Incidence of episiotomy wound dehiscence without wound infection · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic prophylaxis changes incidence of episiotomy wound dehiscence without wound infection compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.82 [0.29, 2.34]
73 participants
Very low
Incidence of puerperal infection (endometritis) · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
73 participants
Very low
Incidence of severe maternal infectious morbidity · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Discomfort or pain at episiotomy wound site · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Women's satisfaction with care · women with episiotomy repair following vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Antibiotic prophylaxis probably leads to lower infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in… compared with no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Infection rate at 6 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in infection rate at 6 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fever or puerperal febrile morbidity · Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of severe maternal infectious morbidity · Women who had normal vaginal births
1 finding from 1 review
Endometritis · Women who had normal vaginal births
It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes endometritis compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Urinary tract infection · Women who had normal vaginal births
Routine antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in urinary tract infection compared with no treatment or placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection (episiotomy dehiscence) · Women who had normal vaginal births
It is very uncertain whether routine antibiotic prophylaxis changes wound infection (episiotomy dehiscence) compared with no treatment or placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Length of maternal hospital stay (days) · Women who had normal vaginal births
1 finding from 1 review
Individual antimicrobial resistance · Women who had normal vaginal births
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of VUR · primary VUR
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in resolution of VUR after 1 to 2 years: unit of analysis (children) compared with surveillance or no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · primary VUR
Antibiotic prophylaxis showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with surveillance or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Microbial resistance to prophylactic drug: unit of analysis (UTI) · primary VUR
Antibiotic prophylaxis probably leads to higher microbial resistance to prophylactic drug: unit of analysis (UTI) compared with surveillance or no treatment (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review