Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

Refine by population, intervention, comparison or outcome
More filters
Evidence found and GRADE certainty

19 questions · 25 findings · 6 reviews

No studies found 1 · 4%GRADE not reported 1 · 4%Very low 4 · 16%Low 7 · 28%Moderate 7 · 28%High 5 · 20%

Low molecular weight heparin vs active control

Symptomatic PE · ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Low‐molecular‐weight heparin showed no clear difference in symptomatic PE compared with with active control (1); GRADE not reported.

3 findings from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs active control

Symptomatic VTE · ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Low‐molecular‐weight heparin showed no clear difference in symptomatic VTE compared with with active control (1) (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs active control

Symptomatic DVT · ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

3 findings from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs placebo or no prophylaxis

Symptomatic venous thromboembolism · prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower‐limb immobilization

Low molecular weight heparin may leads to lower symptomatic venous thromboembolism compared with no prophylaxis or placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low‐molecular‐weight heparins or heparinoids vs unfractionated heparin

Symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage/haemorrhagic transformation of the cerebral infarct during treatment period (range 6 days to 16 days)⁹ · acute ischaemic stroke

Low‐molecular‐weight heparins or heparinoids showed no clear difference in symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage/haemorrhagic transformation of… compared with unfractionated heparin (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs vitamin K antagonist (VKA)

Symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) · people with cancer with thrombosis prophylaxis and central venous catheters

It is very uncertain whether low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LMWH) changes symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) compared with vitamin K antagonist (VKA) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs no LMWH

Symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) · people with cancer with thrombosis prophylaxis and central venous catheters

Low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LMWH) probably leads to lower symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) compared with no LMWH (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs control

Symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) · children with a CVC

Does low molecular weight heparin prevent central venous… showed no clear difference in symptomatic CVC‐related thrombosis ( compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs vitamin K antagonist (VKA)

Symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis measured as asymptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) · people with cancer with thrombosis prophylaxis and central venous catheters

It is very uncertain whether low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LMWH) changes symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis measured as asymptomatic… compared with vitamin K antagonist (VKA) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Low molecular weight heparin vs no LMWH

Symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis measured as asymptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis (up to 3 months) · people with cancer with thrombosis prophylaxis and central venous catheters

It is very uncertain whether low‐molecular‐weight heparin (LMWH) changes symptomatic catheter‐related thrombosis measured as asymptomatic… compared with no LMWH (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review