Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Vascular

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Incidence of major bleeding · patients with venous thromboembolism

The intervention probably leads to higher incidence of major bleeding (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Duration of treatment with vitamin K antagonists in symptomatic venous thromboembolism 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.44 [1.22, 9.74]
6 studies · 1350 participants
Moderate

Major bleeding · patients with symptomatic VTE requiring long term treatment (3 months) for symptomatic VTE

LMWH may leads to lower incidence of major bleeding (treatment duration 3 months) compared with VKA (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review