Cochrane · systematic review · CD005125
Antibiotic prophylaxis for third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Buppasiri, P, Lumbiganon, P, Thinkhamrop, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 33.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 1 · 33.3%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
Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no treatment for perineal tear for third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
Population: Women with third‐ and fourth‐degree perineal tear during vaginal birth
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Infection rate at 2 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment | RR 0.34 [0.12, 0.96] | 1 study · 107 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Infection rate at 6 weeks postpartum ‐ perineal wound infection in third‐ or fourth‐degree tear Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment | RR 0.38 [0.13, 1.09] | 1 study · 128 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Fever or puerperal febrile morbidity Antibiotic prophylaxis vs no treatment | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |