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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

749 questions · 769 findings · 63 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 202 · 26.3%GRADE not reported 31 · 4%Very low 172 · 22.4%Low 211 · 27.4%Moderate 106 · 13.8%High 47 · 6.1%

Prophylactic probiotics vs placebo

Adverse effects Measured by: reporting · infants without colic

Prophylactic probiotics showed no clear difference in adverse effects Measured by: reporting compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery

Prophylactic antibiotics showed no clear difference in preterm prelabour rupture of membranes compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo

Puerperal sepsis/postpartum endometritis · women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy before labour and delivery

Prophylactic antibiotics probably leads to lower puerperal sepsis/postpartum endometritis compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery vs alternative treatment

Number of participants with minor procedure‐related bleeding within 7 days of surgery · people with a low platelet count

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery changes number of participants with minor procedure‐related bleeding within… compared with alternative treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery vs alternative treatment

Serious adverse events (transfusion‐related adverse effects within 24 hours of the transfusion) · people with a low platelet count

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic platelet transfusion prior to surgery changes serious adverse events (transfusion‐related adverse effects within… compared with alternative treatments (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Surgical site infection · women with urinary stress incontinence undergoing continence surgery

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic antibiotics (single or combined drugs) changes number of surgical site infections (SSIs) before discharge compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Number of symptomatic UTIs or bacteriuria before discharge · women with urinary stress incontinence undergoing continence surgery

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic antibiotics (single or combined drugs) changes number of symptomatic UTIs or bacteriuria before discharge compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic antibiotics vs placebo or no treatment

Febrile morbidity · women with urinary stress incontinence undergoing continence surgery

It is very uncertain whether prophylactic antibiotics (single or combined drugs) changes number of women with febrile morbidity at hospital discharge compared with placebo or no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review