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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Heart

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 14.3%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · people with AHF

It is very uncertain whether ultrafiltration (UF) changes all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (UC) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.61 [0.13, 2.85]
3 studies · 286 participants
Very low

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

Patient readmissions · people with AHF

Ultrafiltration (UF) showed no clear difference in all‐cause rehospitalisation compared with usual care (UC) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.76 [0.53, 1.09]
3 studies · 337 participants
Low

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

Heart failure‐related rehospitalisation · people with AHF

Ultrafiltration (UF) showed no clear difference in heart failure‐related rehospitalisation compared with usual care (UC) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.37, 1.04]
2 studies · 395 participants
Low

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

Need for mechanical invasive ventilation – up to and including 30 days · people with AHF

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

% Change in serum creatinine – at 30 days from discharge · people with AHF

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 221 participants
Low

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

New initiation of renal replacement therapy – at longest available · people with AHF

Ultrafiltration (UF) showed no clear difference in new initiation of renal replacement therapy – at longest available compared with usual care (UC) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.42 [0.42, 4.75]
4 studies · 322 participants
Low

Ultrafiltration (UF) vs usual care

Complications of central line insertion – in hospital · people with AHF

It is very uncertain whether ultrafiltration (UF) changes complications of central line insertion – in hospital compared with usual care (UC) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrafiltration for acute heart failure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.16 [1.3, 13.3]
6 studies · 779 participants
Very low