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Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures

Death from all causes (duration of · patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Thrombolytic therapy may leads to lower death from all causes (duration of compared with heparin: primary outcome measures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.58 [0.38, 0.88]
19 studies · 2319 participants
Low

Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures

Recurrence of pulmonary emboli · patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Thrombolytic therapy may leads to lower recurrence of pulmonary emboli (duration of compared with heparin: primary outcome measures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.54 [0.32, 0.91]
12 studies · 2050 participants
Low

Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures

Major bleeding · patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Thrombolytic therapy probably leads to higher major haemorrhagic events (duration of compared with heparin: primary outcome measures (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.84 [1.92, 4.2]
15 studies · 2101 participants
Moderate

Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures

Minor haemorrhagic events (duration of · patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Thrombolytic therapy may leads to higher minor haemorrhagic events (duration of compared with heparin: primary outcome measures (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.97 [1.66, 5.3]
13 studies · 1757 participants
Low

Any cold therapy vs no cold therapy following total knee replacement

Adverse events Adverse events included discomfort, local skin reactions, superficial infections, cold induced injuries and thrombolytic events · people undergoing total knee replacement

It is very uncertain whether any cold therapy changes total adverse eventsAdverse events included discomfort, local skin… compared with no cold therapy following total knee replacement (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Cryotherapy following total knee replacement 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [0.53, 3.2]
16 studies · 1199 participants
Very low