LMWH prophylaxis vs UFH: Symptomatic DVT measured as asymptomatic DVT
LMWH prophylaxis showed no clear difference in symptomatic DVT measured as asymptomatic DVT compared with UFH prophylaxis (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
LMWH prophylaxis vs UFH prophylaxis Symptomatic DVT measured as asymptomatic DVT · People with cancer with perioperative thromboprophylaxis LMWH prophylaxis showed no clear difference in symptomatic DVT measured as asymptomatic DVT compared with UFH prophylaxis (low certainty). Anticoagulation for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.86 [0.71, 1.05] | 12 studies · 4938 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anticoagulation for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.