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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD007482. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007482.pub2
Methods Randomly allocated (abstract only; no further details).

Participants Women undergoing high-risk CS (definition not provided; classified as not-defined).
Setting: Texas, USA.

Interventions Cefazolin 2 g in 1000 ml irrigation (N = 20) vs normal saline 1000 ml irrigation (N = 20)

Outcomes Wound infection, endometritis, UTI.

Notes Follow up 4-6 weeks post-operatively.
Abstract only available.
Class of antibiotic: first generation cephalosporin.
Subgroups:
  • type of CS not defined;

  • after cord clamping.


Risk of bias

Item Authors’ judgement Description

Adequate sequence generation? Unclear ‘…randomly allocated…’

Allocation concealment? Unclear No information provided.

Blinding? Unclear Normal saline irrigation used in control group; no additional details provided
All outcomes

Incomplete outcome data addressed? Unclear No information provided.
All outcomes

Free of selective reporting? Unclear No information provided.

Free of other bias? Unclear No information provided.

Overall low risk of bias? Unclear Abstract only, not enough information provided.
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