Antibiotic prophylaxis for episiotomy repair following vaginal birth

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 11, 2017, Pages

  Bonet, Mercedes ^a   Ota, Erika ^b   Chibueze, Chioma E ^c   Oladapo, Olufemi T ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRITIS; EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCISION; INFECTION RISK; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; BIRTH; FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 85032721470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012136.pub2     Document Type: Review

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