Is antibiotic prophylaxis in Cesarean section necessary?
The policy of selective use of prophylactic antibiotics for caesarean sections has been successful in our hospital. This study does not permit conclusions as to whether selective prophylactics is a better alternative than routine prophylactics, but the results question whether the recommendation in the Cochrane Review is the best choice for all delivery units.
There were no sex differences in functional outcome at 90 days after the stroke among patients treated with IV rtPA. This finding might confirm that thrombolytic therapy nullifies usual sex differences in stroke outcome and suggests that women with stroke may benefit more from rtPA treatment.