Cochrane · systematic review · CD004791
Antibiotic prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients with ascites, without gastro‐intestinal bleeding
Cohen, MJ, Sahar, T, Benenson, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2009 · Cochrane Library
Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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
Comparison
Population: Cirrhotic patients with ascites, without gastro‐intestinal bleeding and no current spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | RR 0.2 [0.11, 0.37] | 7 studies · 538 participants | Very low Downgraded: publication bias |
Mortality | RR 0.61 [0.43, 0.87] | 7 studies · 538 participants | Very low Downgraded: publication bias |