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12 questions · 13 findings · 7 reviews · Vascular

No studies found 2 · 15.4%GRADE not reported 2 · 15.4%Very low 2 · 15.4%Low 4 · 30.8%Moderate 3 · 23.1%High 0 · 0%

Duplex ultrasound plus pulse palpation and arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) vs pulse palpation plus arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) (short term)

All‐cause mortality · people who underwent a lower limb revascularisation

Duplex ultrasound plus pulse palpation and arterial pressure index… showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with pulse palpation plus arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) (short term) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation

All‐cause mortality · patients with a pulmonary embolism, confirmed by standard imaging techniques

Oral factor Xa inhibitors showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with conventional anticoagulation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Retrievable vena caval filters with anticoagulation vs anticoagulation

Mortality (up to 6 months) · participants with unprovoked acute symptomatic PE and at high risk for recurrent PEa

Retrievable vena caval filters with anticoagulation showed no clear difference in mortality (up to 6 months) compared with anticoagulation (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ultrasound‐assisted catheter‐directed thrombolysis plus standard intravenous heparinisation vs standard intravenous heparinisation

All‐cause mortality (90‐day) · people with intermediate‐risk (submassive) APE

It is very uncertain whether ultrasound‐assisted catheter‐directed thrombolysis plus standard… changes all‐cause mortality (90‐day) compared with standard intravenous heparinisation (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review