Venous thromboembolism prevention in intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To summarize and compare the effectiveness of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis to pneumatic compression devices (PCD) for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Methods

MEDLINE, PUBMED, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were systematically searched to identify randomized and non-randomized studies that compared each intervention directly to each other or against a common control (hydration, anti-platelet agents, stockings) in adults with acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Two investigators independently screened the studies, extracted data, and appraised risk of bias. Studies with a high risk of bias were excluded from our final analysis. The primary outcome was the occurrence of venous thromboembolism (proximal de

SUBMITTER: Yogendrakumar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7314010 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature