Cochrane · systematic review · CD004174
Compression therapy for prevention of post‐thrombotic syndrome
Appelen, D, van Loo, E, Prins, MH, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
VascularAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%
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
Does compression treatment prevent post‐thrombotic syndrome?
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cumulative incidence of any PTS ( | RR 0.62 [0.38, 1.01] | 5 studies · 1393 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Cumulative incidence of severe PTS ( | RR 0.78 [0.53, 1.15] | 4 studies · 1224 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
VTE: recurrence of DVT occurring in the first 2 weeks after initiation of treatment ( | RR 0.94 [0.69, 1.28] | 4 studies · 1212 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
VTE: incidence of PE occurring in the first 2 weeks after initiation of treatment ( | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 1296 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Adverse effects ( | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 1296 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Patient satisfaction or QOL ( | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 1377 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Compliance (percentage compliance with treatment during 2‐year study periodl) | 2 | 8 studies · 1639 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |