Table 2 Comparison of our study with previous relevant studies
Author | Type | Years of searching | Number of studies | RCTs | Observational | Anticoagulation options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
This study | NMA | NA-2022 | 37 trials from 38 articles | 37 | – | 14 different anticoagulation options |
Zhang [42] | MA | 1993–2017 | 20 | 3 | 17 | RCA, UFH, NM, and no anticoagulation |
Zhang [43] | MA | NA-2011 | 6 | 6 | – | RCA, UFH, LMWH, and Regional-UFH |
Chang [36] | MA | NA-2020 | 10 | 10 | – | RCA and UFH |
Wu [37] | MA | NA-2011 | 6 | 6 | – | RCA and UFH |
Bai [38] | MA | NA-2015 | 11 | 11 | – | RCA and UFH |
Tsujimoto [6] | MA | NA-2019 | 34 | 34 | – | Several different anticoagulation options |
Liu [39] | MA | NA-2015 | 14 | 14 | – | RCA and UFH |
Feng [40] | MA | NA-2019 | 16 | 16 | – | RCA and UFH |
Li [41] | MA | NA-2021 | 13 | 13 | – | RCA and UFH |