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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

117 questions · 123 findings · 16 reviews

No studies found 21 · 17.1%GRADE not reported 5 · 4.1%Very low 31 · 25.2%Low 30 · 24.4%Moderate 22 · 17.9%High 14 · 11.4%

More than 24 hours of antibiotics vs 24 hours of antibiotics

Abdominal surgical site infection · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma

It is very uncertain whether more than 24 hours of antibiotics changes abdominal surgical site infection compared with 24 hours of antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

More than 24 hours of antibiotics vs 24 hours of antibiotics

All‐cause mortality · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma

It is very uncertain whether more than 24 hours of antibiotics changes mortality compared with 24 hours of antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

More than 24 hours of antibiotics vs 24 hours of antibiotics

Intra‐abdominal infection · people undergoing laparotomy for penetrating abdominal trauma

It is very uncertain whether more than 24 hours of antibiotics changes intra‐abdominal infection compared with 24 hours of antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings ‐ withdrawal of penicillin prophylaxis vs continuation

Requirement of other courses of antibiotics · children with SCD who have been receiving prophylactic penicillin for at least two years

Summary of findings ‐ withdrawal of penicillin prophylaxis showed no clear difference in requirement of other courses of antibiotics compared with continuation (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotic at one dose or duration vs Same antibiotic at a different dose or duration

Outcome not reported · Adults undergoing dental implant placement
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Antibiotics prior to long‐term CVC insertion versus control: catheter‐related infections · adults and children diagnosed with an oncologic disease with a newly‐inserted long‐term CVC who were at risk of neutropenia due to…

The intervention showed no clear difference in antibiotics prior to long‐term CVC insertion versus control:… (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review