Cochrane · systematic review · CD010019
Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism
Yoo, HHB, Nunes-Nogueira, VS, Fortes Villas Boas, PJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library
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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 7 · 100%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
Show all 3 versionsOutpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism
Population: people with low‐risk acute pulmonary embolism
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Short‐term all‐cause mortality Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 453 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |
Short‐term all‐cause mortality Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | RR 0.33 [0.01, 7.98] | 2 studies · 453 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |
Long‐term all‐cause mortality Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | RR 0.98 [0.06, 15.58] | 2 studies · 451 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |
Major bleeding Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | RR 4.91 [0.24, 101.57] | 2 studies · 445 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |
Major bleeding Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | RR 6.88 [0.36, 132.14] | 2 studies · 445 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |
Minor bleeding Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | RR 1.08 [0.07, 16.79] | 1 study · 106 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |
Recurrent PE Outpatient vs inpatient treatment | RR 2.95 | 2 studies · 445 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias |