Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

45 questions · 45 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 7 · 15.6%GRADE not reported 1 · 2.2%Very low 11 · 24.4%Low 18 · 40%Moderate 7 · 15.6%High 1 · 2.2%

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

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.58 [0.43, 0.77]
8 studies · 1473 participants
Moderate

Pelvic infection · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

Antibiotics probably leads to lower pelvic infection compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.28 [0.2, 0.39]
11 studies · 1693 participants
Moderate

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

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.2 [0.01, 4.1]
1 study · 146 participants
Very low

Postoperative fever · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

Antibiotics probably leads to lower postoperative fever compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.43 [0.34, 0.54]
9 studies · 1562 participants
Moderate

Total adverse effects ‐ not reported · women having elective vaginal hysterectomy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found