Efficacy of 11 anticoagulants for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To systematically review the efficacy of 11 anticoagulants in the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip or knee arthroplasty.

Methods

PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP, and China Biology Medicine databases were electronically searched for studies assessing the efficacy of different anticoagulants for the prevention of VTE after total hip or knee arthroplasty from January 1, 2010, to January 27, 2022. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and graded the evidence using Confidence in Network Meta-Analysis. The network meta-analysis was then performed using Stata 16.0 software and R 4.1.0 software.

Results

A total of 61 articles were inc

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9839234 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature