Comparison 3. Topical Antibiotics vs Placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Wound infection	4	679	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.77 [0.49, 1.23]
1.1 Appendicitis	2	113	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.65 [0.27, 1.54]
1.2 Simple appendicitis	2	399	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.30 [0.64, 2.64]
1.3 Complicated appendicitis	2	167	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.43 [0.18, 1.01]
2 Postoperative intra abdominal abscess	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.1 Appendicitis	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.2 Simple appendicitis	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.3 Complicated appendicitis	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Lenght of stay in hospital	1	29	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]