Comparison 10. Cephalosporin versus tetracycline.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Total postoperative infections ‐ early and late	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Vaginal hysterectomy	1	51	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.59 [0.20, 1.78]
2 Pelvic infection	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Vaginal hysterectomy	1	51	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.83 [0.25, 2.75]
3 Postoperative fever	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3.1 Vaginal hysterectomy	1	51	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.69 [0.13, 3.81]
4 Length of hospital stay	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 Vaginal hysterectomy	1	51	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.20 [‐1.11, 0.71]