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We hypothesize that pre-operative ertapenem prior to laparotomies and colectomies is superior at decreasing surgical site infections (SSIs) compared with other widely used antibiotic agents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were queried for studies until February 02, 2025. Studies were excluded if they did not evaluate ertapenem as a pre-operative antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing laparotomy or colectomy, the outcome was not SSIs, or it represented a review of prior publications. Three reviewers independently extracted relevant articles, and two performed risk-of-bias analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 6,389 abstracts identified, 9 studies remained after full-text review. Seven of the included studies were observational (78%), and two (22%) were randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The median number of patients enrolled was 499 (inter-quartile range 253, 5192). Study populations included colorectal surgery (n = 8) and trauma patients undergoing laparotomy (n = 1). Ertapenem was compared with single-agent second-generation cephalosporins such as cefotetan, cefuroxime, and cefoxitin and to a single-agent penicillin with or without a combined \u03b2-lactamase inhibitor (i.e., ampicillin\u2013sulbactam). In total, five (56%) studies showed that ertapenem was superior in preventing SSIs, decreasing SSI rates by as much as 59% (adjusted odds ratio = 0.41 [0.28\u20130.61]; p &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Approximately half of the studies (56%) demonstrated that ertapenem was superior to other commonly used antibiotic prophylaxis regimens in decreasing SSI after laparotomies and colectomies. However, most studies were observational. 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