Low molecular weight heparin vs UFH: Major bleeding
- Population
- patients with venous thromboembolism.
- Intervention
- Low molecular weight heparin
- Comparison
- UFH
- Outcome
- Major bleeding
LMWH probably leads to lower incidence of major haemorrhagic episodes (during initial treatment ‐… compared with UFH (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
LMWH vs UFH Incidence of major haemorrhagic episodes (during initial treatment ‐ up to 15 days) · people with venous thromboembolism (VTE) LMWH probably leads to lower incidence of major haemorrhagic episodes (during initial treatment ‐… compared with UFH (moderate certainty). Fixed dose subcutaneous low molecular weight heparins versus adjusted dose unfractionated heparin for the… (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 0.69 [0.5, 0.95] | 25 studies · 8780 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed dose subcutaneous low molecular weight heparins versus adjusted dose unfractionated heparin for the initial treatment of venous… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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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.