Table 2: Differences in Antibiotic Duration and Rates of Infection Between the Prophylactic Only and Extended Antibiotic Groups.
|
|
Prophylactic Antibiotics Only |
Extended Antibiotics |
Total |
P-value |
|
Number of Studies |
11 |
16 |
27 |
|
|
Number of Patients |
504 (26.7%) |
1383 (73.3%) |
1887 |
|
|
Average IV antibiotic time (days, standard deviation) |
1 |
2 (1.6) |
2 |
|
|
Average PO antibiotic time (days, standard deviation) |
0 |
5.1 (2.6) |
3.1 |
|
|
Number of Infections |
6 (1.2%) |
9 (0.7%) |
15 (0.8%) |
0.28 |
IV: intravenous; PO: per os