Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin vs unfractionated heparin: PE at 3 months
Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin showed no clear difference in PE at 3 months compared with intravenous unfractionated heparin (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin vs intravenous unfractionated heparin PE at 3 months · people aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of new or recurrent VTE Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin showed no clear difference in PE at 3 months compared with intravenous unfractionated heparin (low certainty). Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 1.44 [0.73, 2.84] | 9 studies · 1161 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subcutaneous unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism 2017 · 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.