Patient and outcome data
| Study | Antibiotic group | Control group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients | Incision infection | Incision hernia | Respiratory infection | UTI | No. of patients | Incision infection | Incision hernia | Respiratory infection | UTI | |
| Perez et al. (18) | 180 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 180 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| Yerdel et al. (19) | 136 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 133 | 12 | 3 | — | — |
| Aufenacker et al. (20) | 503 | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 505 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Celdran et al. (21) | 50 | 0 | — | — | — | 49 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Tzovaras et al. (22) | 190 | 5 | — | 0 | 1 | 189 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Jain et al. (23) | 60 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 60 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 1119 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1116 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
UTI = urinary tract infection.