Cochrane · systematic review · CD004437

Thrombolytic therapy for pulmonary embolism

Zuo, Z, Yue, J, Dong, BR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

Vascular3 versionsAMSTAR 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
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GRADE rated
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No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 1 · 25%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.

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Thrombolytic therapy versus heparin: primary outcome measures for pulmonary embolism

Population: people with acute PE
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Death from all causes (duration of
Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures
OR 0.58 [0.38, 0.88]19 studies · 2319 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Recurrence of pulmonary emboli (duration of
Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures
OR 0.54 [0.32, 0.91]12 studies · 2050 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Major haemorrhagic events (duration of
Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures
OR 2.84 [1.92, 4.2]15 studies · 2101 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Minor haemorrhagic events (duration of
Thrombolytic therapy vs heparin: primary outcome measures
OR 2.97 [1.66, 5.3]13 studies · 1757 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency