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37 questions · 37 findings · 3 reviews · Gynaecology and Fertility

No studies found 5 · 13.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 21.6%Low 17 · 45.9%Moderate 7 · 18.9%High 0 · 0%

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy vs laparoscopic‐assisted vaginal hysterectomy

Intra‐operative visceral injury (dichotomous) · patients with benign gynaecological disease

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy showed no clear difference in intra‐operative visceral injury (dichotomous) compared with laparoscopic‐assisted vaginal hysterectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy vs laparoscopic‐assisted vaginal hysterectomy

Major short‐term complications (dichotomous) · patients with benign gynaecological disease

It is very uncertain whether total laparoscopic hysterectomy changes major short‐term complications (dichotomous) compared with laparoscopic‐assisted vaginal hysterectomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

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 adverse effects · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy
1 finding from 1 review

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

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

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