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Title: Anticoagulant therapy for splanchnic vein thrombosis : a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Valeriani, Emanuele
Di Nisio, Marcello
Riva, Nicoletta
Cohen, Omri
Garcia-Pagan, Juan-Carlos
Magaz, Marta
Porreca, Ettore
Ageno, Walter
Keywords: Anticoagulants (Medicine)
Anticoagulants (Medicine) -- Administration
Thrombosis
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: The American Society of Hematology
Citation: Valeriani, E., Di Nisio, M., Riva, N., Cohen, O., Garcia-Pagan, J. C., Magaz, M., ... & Ageno, W. (2021). Anticoagulant therapy for splanchnic vein thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood, 137(9), 1233-1240.
Abstract: Treatment of splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is challenging, and evidence to guide therapeutic decisions remains scarce. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the efficacy and safety of anticoagulant therapy for SVT. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and clinicaltrials.gov were searched from inception through December 2019, without language restrictions, to include observational studies and randomized controlled trials reporting radiological or clinical outcomes in patients with SVT. Pooled proportions and risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in a random-effects model. Of 4312 records identified by the search, 97 studies including 7969 patients were analyzed. In patients receiving anticoagulation, the rates of SVT recanalization, SVT progression, recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), major bleeding, and overall mortality were 58% (95% CI, 51-64), 5% (95% CI, 3-7), 11% (95% CI, 8-15), 9% (95% CI, 7-12), and 11% (95% CI, 9-14), respectively. The corresponding values in patients without anticoagulation were 22% (95% CI, 15-31), 15% (95% CI, 8-27), 14% (95% CI, 9-21), 16% (95% CI, 13-20), and 25% (95% CI, 20-31). Compared with no treatment, anticoagulant therapy obtained higher recanalization (RR, 2.39; 95% CI, 1.66-3.44) and lower thrombosis progression (RR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.13-0.42), major bleeding (RR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.58-0.92), and overall mortality (RR, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.33-0.60). These results demonstrate that anticoagulant therapy improves SVT recanalization and reduces the risk of thrombosis progression without increasing major bleeding. The incidence of recurrent VTE remained substantial in patients receiving anticoagulation, as well. Effects were consistent across the different subgroups of patients. This trial was registered on the PROPERO database at (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero//display_record.php?ID=CRD42019127870) as #CRD42019127870.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/88392
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