Bibliographic information
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
New
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)
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low