Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
The panel suggests that preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis should not be continued in the presence of a wound drain for the purpose of preventing SSI (surgical site infection)