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

Wells 1994.

Methods RCT. Individual women. 3‐arm study.
Participants Inclusion criteria
  • Women undergoing emergency CS.

  • N = 84.


Exclusion criteria
  • No information provided.

Interventions Intervention 1: cephalosporin (B) + nitroimidazole (I).
  • Cefuroxime plus metronidazole.

  • N = ?.


Intervention 2: nitroimidazole (I).
  • Metronidazole.

  • N = ?.


Comparison: placebo.
  • Placebo.

  • N = ?.

Outcomes Temperature; wound infection; offensive lochia; UTI.
Notes Setting: authors from Grey's Hospital, London, UK.
Subgroups
  1. Non‐elective CS.

  2. After cord clamping.

  3. IV administration.

  4. Single dose.

  • We have not included data from this study because no denominator data were provided. We are attempting to contact the authors.

  • Conference abstract only, no published version of this study has been identified.

  • No information about funding source of study.

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk "...were randomised...".
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 trial protocol.
Other bias Unclear risk No baseline data and other aspects of possible bias were unclear. No information about funding source of study.