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. 2014 Nov 17;2014(11):CD008726. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008726.pub2

De‐Lalla 1988.

Methods RCT. Individual women. 2‐arm study.
Participants Inclusion criteria
  • Women undergoing CS.

  • N = 300.


Exclusion criteria
  • Not documented.

Interventions Intervention: cephalosporin (B2).
  • Cefotetan.

  • 2 g; IV; when the cord is clamped.

  • N = 106.


Comparison: penicillin (A3).
  • Mezlocillin.

  • 2 g; IV; when the cord is clamped.

  • N = 194.

Outcomes Fever > 38 ºC; endometritis; wound infection; UTIs; asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Notes Setting: Obstetric and Gynecologic department of UCSC, Como, Italy.
Subgroups
  1. Type of CS not defined.

  2. After cord clamping.

  3. IV administration.

  4. Single dose.

  • No information about funding source of study.

  • Conference abstract only. The study did not provide any data on the outcomes in the review.

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk No information provided.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No information provided.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No information provided.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No information provided.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No information provided.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk We did not assess the trial protocol.
Other bias Unclear risk No information provided. Also no information about funding source of study.