Table 1.

Summary of general antibiotic regimen guidelines for UAE and hysterectomy by major interventional radiology and gynaecology societies

Societal guideline/publication	Procedure	Pre-operative antibiotic administration (single dose within 1 h)	Post-operative antibiotic administration
RCOG/RCR 2013	UAE	Metronidazole with a cephalosporin, a quinolone such as ciprofloxacin, gentamicin or amoxicillin	–
SIR/CIRSE/CAIR 2018	UAE	1–2 g cefazolin IV, with alternatives of (i) 900 mg clindamycin IV + 1.5 mg/kg gentamicin; (ii) 2 g ampicillin IV; (iii) 1.5–3 g ampicillin/sulbactam IV. Vancomycin recommended in penicillin-allergic patients)	100 mg doxycycline oral twice daily for 7 d (in women with hydrosalpinx)
ACOG 2018	Hysterectomy	2 g cefazolin IV (patients ≤ 120 kg), 3 g cefazolin IV (patients > 120 kg)	–

SIR The Society of Interventional Radiology, CIRSE the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, CAIR the Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology, ACOG the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists