Results Prophylactic antibiotics  prevent inflammatory complications after gynaecological surgery .
Prophylactic antibiotics are more effective in surgery requiring access to the peritoneal cavity or the vagina .
Cefotetan appears to be more capable in preventing the overall inflammatory complication rate than cefoxitin or cefazolin .
No benefit has been shown for the combination of antibiotics as prophylaxis .
No difference has been shown between the long-term and short-term use of antibiotics .
There is no need for the primary use of an anaerobic antibacterial agent .
Conclusion Antibiotics help to prevent postoperative inflammatory complications after major gynecologic surgeries
Purpose The aim of this study was to systematic ally review the literature on antibiotic prophylaxis in gynaecologic surgeries to prevent inflammatory complications after gynaecological operations .
A randomized controlled trial comparing ceftriaxone with cefazolin for antibiotic prophylaxis in abdominal hysterectomy.
OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of ceftriaxone versus cefazolin for the prevention of febrile morbidity and postoperative infections among patients after abdominal hysterectomy . METHODS In a double-blind , r and omized , controlled trial in Bangkok , Thail and , 320 patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy between July 2008 and July 2009 were r and omly assigned to receive 1 g of either ceftriaxone or cefazolin intravenously in a single dose before surgery . The participants were evaluated for postoperative fever and infection for up to 4 weeks . χ(2 ) or Fisher exact tests were used for statistical analysis . RESULTS There was no significant difference between the ceftriaxone and cefazolin groups in incidence of febrile morbidity ( 9.4 % versus 11.2 % ) , wound infection ( 3.8 % versus 1.9 % ) , vaginal cuff infection ( 3.8 % versus 1.9 % ) , or urinary tract infection ( 1.9 % versus 1.9 % ) . CONCLUSION There was no difference between the use of single-dose preoperative ceftriaxone and cefazolin in preventing infectious morbidity among patients undergoing hysterectomy
Results Prophylactic antibiotics  prevent inflammatory complications after gynaecological surgery .
Prophylactic antibiotics are more effective in surgery requiring access to the peritoneal cavity or the vagina .
Cefotetan appears to be more capable in preventing the overall inflammatory complication rate than cefoxitin or cefazolin .
No benefit has been shown for the combination of antibiotics as prophylaxis .
No difference has been shown between the long-term and short-term use of antibiotics .
There is no need for the primary use of an anaerobic antibacterial agent .
Conclusion Antibiotics help to prevent postoperative inflammatory complications after major gynecologic surgeries
Purpose The aim of this study was to systematic ally review the literature on antibiotic prophylaxis in gynaecologic surgeries to prevent inflammatory complications after gynaecological operations .