This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS
Thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism and risk of all-cause mortality, major bleeding and intracranial haemorrhage. A meta-analysis. JAMA 2014; 311: 2414-2421.
Published: 5th February 2015
Authors: Chatterjee S, Chakraborty A, Weinberg I, Kadakia M, Wilensky RL, Sardar P et al. et al.
Conclusion
In this analysis of 1775 patients, lysis reduced all cause mortality from 3.9 to 2.2 per cent (odds ratio 0.53, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.32 to 0.88; number needed to treat =59), but increased the risk of major bleeding from 3.4 to 9.2 per cent (2.73, 1.91 to 3.91; number needed to harm=18).
Pubmed LinkYou may also be interested in
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Bertges DJ, Smith L, Scully RE, Wyers M, Eldrup-Jorgensen J, Suckow B et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Verhamme P, Yi BA, Segers A, Salter J, Bloomfield D, Buller HR et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Zhang R, Ni L, Zeng R, Lai Z, Di X, Zhao Z et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Trifan G, Gorelick PB, Testai FD
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Halliday A, Bulbia R, Bonati LH, Chester J, Cradduck-Bamford A, Peto R et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Abdoli S, Mert M, Lee WM, Ochoa CJ, Katz SG
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Lobastov K, Sautina E, Alencheva E, Bargandzhiya A, Schastlivtsev I, Barinov V et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Hoel H, Pettersen EM, Øivind Høiseth L, Mathiesen I, Seternes A, Hisdal J et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: McDermott MM, Spring B, Tian L, Treat-Jacobsen D, Ferrucci L, Lloyd-Jones D et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Gwilym BL, Dovell G, Dattani N, Ambler GK, Shalhoub J, Forsythe RO et al.
Scientific Surgery
Authors: Morrison N, Gibson K, Vasquez M, Weiss R, Jones A