Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 5 · 62.5%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

NMES may leads to lower total VTE compared with no prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.23 [0.09, 0.59]
1 study · 77 participants
Low

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 194 participants
GRADE not reported

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

NMES showed no clear difference in total VTE compared with dextran 40 (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.92 [0.34, 2.52]
1 study · 72 participants
Low

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 36 participants
GRADE not reported

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 36 participants
GRADE not reported

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

NMES showed no clear difference in total VTE compared with alternative prophylaxis (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.92 [0.34, 2.52]
1 study · 72 participants
Low

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 32 participants
GRADE not reported

Total VTE · participants at risk of venous thromboembolism

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the prevention of venous thromboembolism 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 31 participants
GRADE not reported