Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 1 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

Standard testing plus PET/CT scanning vs standard testing alone

All‐cause mortality1 · people with unprovoked VTE

Standard testing plus PET/CT scanning showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality1 compared with standard testing alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effect of testing for cancer on cancer‐ or venous thromboembolism (VTE)‐related mortality and morbidity in people with… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.22 [0.49, 3.04]
2 studies · 1248 participants
Moderate

Standard testing plus PET/CT scanning vs standard testing alone

VTE‐related mortality4 · people with unprovoked VTE

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Effect of testing for cancer on cancer‐ or venous thromboembolism (VTE)‐related mortality and morbidity in people with… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Standard testing plus PET/CT scanning vs standard testing alone

Cancer‐related mortality at maximal · people with unprovoked VTE

Standard testing plus PET/CT scanning showed no clear difference in cancer‐related mortality3 compared with standard testing alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Effect of testing for cancer on cancer‐ or venous thromboembolism (VTE)‐related mortality and morbidity in people with… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.55 [0.2, 1.52]
2 studies · 1248 participants
Moderate