Venous thromboembolism in in-hospital cirrhotic patients: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with liver cirrhosis are at a higher risk of hospitalization. The present review aimed to assess the risk of thromboembolism and its burden on hospitalized cirrhotic patients.

Materials and methods

A systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD42021256869) was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Lilacs, and a manual search of references. It evaluated studies that compare cirrhotic patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) with cirrhotic patients without VTE or studies that compare cirrhotic patients with non-cirrhotic patients. No restrictions were set for the date of publication or language. The last search was conducted in June 2021.

Results

After selection, 17 studies were included from an initial search of 5,323 articles. The chronic liver disease et

SUBMITTER: da Cruz Reno L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9676642 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature