Cochrane · systematic review · CD010956

Oral direct thrombin inhibitors or oral factor Xa inhibitors versus conventional anticoagulants for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis

Wang, X, Ma, Y, Hui, X, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 10 · 83.3%High 2 · 16.7%

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

Oral DTIs versus conventional anticoagulation for participants with diagnosed DVT

Population: participants with diagnosed DVT
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Recurrent VTE (7 months)
Oral DTIs vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 1.17 [0.83, 1.65]3 studies · 5994 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Recurrent DVT (7 months)
Oral DTIs vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 1.11 [0.74, 1.66]3 studies · 5994 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Fatal PE (7 months)
Oral DTIs vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 1.32 [0.29, 6.02]3 studies · 5994 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Non‐fatal PE (7 months)
Oral DTIs vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 1.29 [0.64, 2.59]3 studies · 5994 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
All‐cause mortality (7 months)
Oral DTIs vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.66 [0.41, 1.08]1 study · 2489 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Major bleeding (7 months)
Oral DTIs vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.58 [0.38, 0.89]3 studies · 5994 participantsHigh

Oral factor Xa inhibitors compared to conventional anticoagulation for participants with diagnosed DVT

Population: participants with diagnosed DVT
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Recurrent VTE (3 to 12 months)
Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.85 [0.71, 1.01]13 studies · 17505 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Recurrent DVT (3 to 12 months)
Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.7 [0.49, 1.01]9 studies · 16439 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Fatal PE (3 to 12 months)
Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 1.18 [0.69, 2.02]6 studies · 15082 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Non‐fatal PE (3 to 12 months)
Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.93 [0.68, 1.27]7 studies · 15166 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
All‐cause mortality (3 to 6 months)
Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.87 [0.67, 1.14]9 studies · 10770 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Major bleeding (3 to 12 months)
Oral factor Xa inhibitors vs conventional anticoagulation
OR 0.63 [0.45, 0.89]17 studies · 18066 participantsHigh