Cochrane · systematic review · CD004002
Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers
Clarke, MJ, Broderick, C, Hopewell, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 57.1%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 1 · 14.3%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsCompression stockings compared with no compression stockings for people taking long haul flights
Population: passengers on a long haul flight (more than 4 hours)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 2821 participants | Ungraded |
Symptomless DVT Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | OR 0.1 [0.04, 0.25] | 9 studies · 2637 participants | High |
Pulmonary embolism (PE) Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 2821 participants | Ungraded |
Death Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 2821 participants | Ungraded |
Superficial vein thrombosis Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | OR 0.45 [0.18, 1.13] | 8 studies · 1804 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Oedema Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1246 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse effects arising from the use of compression stockings Compression stockings vs no compression stockings | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 1182 participants | Ungraded |