Cochrane · systematic review · CD001067

Antibiotic regimens for postpartum endometritis

Mackeen, AD, Packard, RE, Ota, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 25%Low 6 · 75%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside versus any other regimen for postpartum endometritis

Population: women with postpartum endometritis
8 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Treatment failure ‐ lincosamides versus cephalosporins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 0.69 [0.49, 0.99]8 studies · 872 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Treatment failure ‐ lincosamides versus penicillins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 0.65 [0.46, 0.9]7 studies · 689 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe complication ‐ lincosamides versus cephalosporins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 2.4 [0.3, 19.19]4 studies · 476 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Severe complication ‐ lincosamides versus penicillins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 0.33 [0.09, 1.18]5 studies · 422 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Wound infection ‐ lincosamides versus cephalosporins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 0.53 [0.3, 0.93]4 studies · 500 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Wound infection ‐ lincosamides versus penicillins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 0.46 [0.21, 1]3 studies · 339 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Allergic reaction ‐ lincosamides versus cephalosporins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 1.36 [0.44, 4.21]6 studies · 680 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Allergic reaction ‐ lincosamides versus penicillins
Clindamycin plus aminoglycoside vs any other regimen
RR 1 [0.14, 6.96]2 studies · 247 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision