Cochrane Review Group

Vascular

115 systematic reviews in Vascular ask 1,558 questions. 22.2% have no studies to answer them, 18% rest on very low certainty evidence and 23.4% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews

115

Questions

1,558

current versions

No studies

22.2%

Moderate or high

23.4%

No studies 346 · 22.2%Ungraded 90 · 5.8%Very low 281 · 18%Low 477 · 30.6%Moderate 313 · 20.1%High 51 · 3.3%

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.

Search questions in Vascular

Thinnest evidence

All no studies and very low questions

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Intervention NR Failure of hemostatic intervention ( · vascular surgery patients who undergo creation of an anastomosis The role of sealants for achieving anastomotic hemostasis in vascular surgery (2024) · Cochrane	RR 0.46 [0.35, 0.61]	17 studies · 2120 participants	Very low
Intervention NR Death from bleeding complications (up to 30 days · vascular surgery patients who undergo creation of an anastomosis The role of sealants for achieving anastomotic hemostasis in vascular surgery (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Change in claudication distance from baseline (m) · people with intermittent claudication Mobile health technologies to improve walking distance in people with intermittent claudication (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Amputation‐free survival · people with intermittent claudication Mobile health technologies to improve walking distance in people with intermittent claudication (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Revascularisation‐free survival · people with intermittent claudication Mobile health technologies to improve walking distance in people with intermittent claudication (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Major adverse limb events (MALE) · people with intermittent claudication Mobile health technologies to improve walking distance in people with intermittent claudication (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Intervention NR Above‐ankle amputation · people with intermittent claudication Mobile health technologies to improve walking distance in people with intermittent claudication (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Supervised exercise therapy following vascular intervention vs vascular intervention alone MWD ‐ change from baseline · people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease§ Effects of additional exercise therapy after a successful vascular intervention for people with symptomatic… (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 89 participants	Very low
Supervised exercise therapy following vascular intervention vs vascular intervention alone 6MWT ‐ change from baseline · people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease§ Effects of additional exercise therapy after a successful vascular intervention for people with symptomatic… (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	1 study · 49 participants	Very low
Supervised exercise therapy following vascular intervention vs vascular intervention alone PFWD ‐ change from baseline · people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease§ Effects of additional exercise therapy after a successful vascular intervention for people with symptomatic… (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 87 participants	Very low
Supervised exercise therapy following vascular intervention vs vascular intervention alone ABI ‐ absolute value · people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease§ Effects of additional exercise therapy after a successful vascular intervention for people with symptomatic… (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 110 participants	Very low
Supervised exercise therapy following vascular intervention vs vascular intervention alone Mortality · people with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease§ Effects of additional exercise therapy after a successful vascular intervention for people with symptomatic… (2024) · Cochrane	OR 0.92 [0.42, 2]	6 studies · 346 participants	Very low

Reviews 115

Pentoxifylline for intermittent claudication

Broderick, C, Forster, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020

Vascular

Thinnest evidence

Reviews 115

Pentoxifylline for intermittent claudication

Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of central venous catheter‐related thrombosis in children

Vena caval filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolism

Atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease

Angioplasty versus stenting for iliac artery lesions

Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in ambulatory cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Modes of exercise training for intermittent claudication

Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of microvascular occlusion in digital replantation

Different unfractionated heparin doses for preventing arterial thrombosis in children undergoing cardiac catheterization

Primary prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in people undergoing major amputation of the lower extremity

Normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride) versus heparin intermittent flushing for the prevention of occlusion in long‐term central venous catheters in infants and children

Pharmacological treatment for Buerger's disease

Transverse versus vertical groin incision for femoral artery approach

Treatment of distal deep vein thrombosis

Compression therapy for treating post‐thrombotic syndrome

Clinically‐indicated replacement versus routine replacement of peripheral venous catheters

Endovascular versus open repair of asymptomatic popliteal artery aneurysm

TNF‐α blockers for the treatment of Kawasaki disease in children

Drug‐eluting balloon angioplasty versus uncoated balloon angioplasty for the treatment of in‐stent restenosis of the femoropopliteal arteries

Graduated compression stockings for prevention of deep vein thrombosis

Graft type for femoro‐popliteal bypass surgery

Surgery versus thrombolysis for initial management of acute limb ischaemia

Home versus in‐patient treatment for deep vein thrombosis

Treatment for superficial thrombophlebitis of the leg

Prosthetic rehabilitation for older dysvascular people following a unilateral transfemoral amputation