Low molecular weight heparin vs UFH: Thrombocytopenia
LMWH showed no clear difference in thrombocytopenia compared with UFH (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
LMWH vs UFH Thrombocytopenia · patients with perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer LMWH showed no clear difference in thrombocytopenia compared with UFH (low certainty). Anticoagulation for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD009447.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.33 [0.59, 3] | 4 studies · 1911 participants | Low |
LMWH vs UFH Thrombocytopenia · patients with perioperative thromboprophylaxis in patients with cancer LMWH showed no clear difference in thrombocytopenia compared with UFH (low certainty). Anticoagulation for perioperative thromboprophylaxis in people with cancer (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD009447, superseded | RR 1.18 [0.49, 2.81] | 3 studies · 1280 participants | Low |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.