Cochrane · systematic review · CD007699
Warfarin initiation nomograms for venous thromboembolism
Garcia, P, Ruiz, W, Loza Munárriz, C · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 2 · 40%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
Show all 2 versions10 mg warfarin nomogram compared to 5 mg warfarin nomogram for venous thromboembolism
Population: patients with venous thromboembolism.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Therapeutic INR INR TEST 10 mg warfarin nomogram vs 5 mg warfarin nomogram | RR 1.27 [1.05, 1.54] | 3 studies · 383 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency, indirectness |
Recurrent venous thromboembolism sonography or lung scan or chest computed tomography 10 mg warfarin nomogram vs 5 mg warfarin nomogram | RR 1.48 [0.39, 5.56] | 3 studies · 362 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Major bleeding fall in hemoglobin of > 20 g/L or transfusion of 2 or more units of red cells 10 mg warfarin nomogram vs 5 mg warfarin nomogram | RR 0.97 [0.27, 3.51] | 4 studies · 494 participants | Moderate |
Minor bleeding it is not major bleeding 10 mg warfarin nomogram vs 5 mg warfarin nomogram | RR 0.52 [0.15, 1.83] | 2 studies · 243 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Length of hospital stay record of hospitalization 10 mg warfarin nomogram vs 5 mg warfarin nomogram | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 111 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |