Cochrane · systematic review · CD008562

Treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with acute and chronic leukemia

Martí‐Carvajal, AJ, Anand, V, Solà, I · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

HaematologyAMSTAR 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
28
current version
GRADE rated
11
No studies
9
Included studies
NR
No studies 9 · 32.1%Ungraded 8 · 28.6%Very low 11 · 39.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Human activated protein C versus heparin for DIC

Population: DIC
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall mortality
Human activated protein C vs heparin
no estimate extracted1 study · 132 participantsUngraded
Mortality from any cause (15‐day and 30‐day in‐hospital)
Human activated protein C vs heparin
RR 0.51 [0.27, 0.97]1 study · 104 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Adverse events
Human activated protein C vs heparin
RR 0.53 [0.05, 5.66]1 study · 107 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Bleeding
Human activated protein C vs heparin
RR 0.06 [0, 1.09]1 study · 132 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Resolution of respiratory failure
Human activated protein C vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Renal failure
Human activated protein C vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shock
Human activated protein C vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin compared with heparin for DIC

Population: DIC
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall mortality
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
no estimate extracted1 study · 234 participantsUngraded
Mortality from any cause (15‐day and 30‐day in‐hospital)
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
RR 0.85 [0.54, 1.36]1 study · 227 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Adverse events
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
RR 0.88 [0.35, 2.2]1 study · 231 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Bleeding
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
no estimate extracted1 study · 234 participantsVery low
Downgraded: indirectness
Resolution of respiratory failure
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Renal failure
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shock
Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies

Tranexamic acid compared with placebo for DIC

Population: DIC
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall mortality
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsUngraded
Mortality from any cause (15‐day and 30‐day in‐hospital)
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsUngraded
Adverse events
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Bleeding
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Resolution of respiratory failure
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsUngraded
Renal failure
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsUngraded
Shock
Tranexamic acid vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 12 participantsUngraded

Dermatan compared with heparin for DIC

Population: DIC
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall mortality
Dermatan vs heparin
no estimate extracted1 study · 10 participantsUngraded
Mortality from any cause (15‐day and 30‐day in‐hospital)
Dermatan vs heparin
no estimate extracted1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adverse events
Dermatan vs heparin
no estimate extracted1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Bleeding
Dermatan vs heparin
RR 0.5 [0.06, 3.91]1 study · 10 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision
Resolution of respiratory failure ‐ not measured
Dermatan vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Renal failure
Dermatan vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shock
Dermatan vs heparin
no estimate extractedNRNo studies