Anticoagulation Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Azzam M, Kawtharany H, Monagle P, Bercovitz R, Hamarsha Q, Alkhader A, Abou Zeid H, Mansour R, Patel P, Tabak C, Baghdadi S, Betensky M, Bhat R, Biss T, Branchford B, Brandao L, Chan A, Faustino E, Jaffray J, Jones S, Kerlin B, Kucine N, Kumar R, Male C, Pelland-Marcotte M, Raffini L, Raulji C, Sartain S, Takemoto C, Tarango C, Van Ommen H, Velez-Yanguas M, Vesely S, Wiernikowski J, Williams S, Wilson H, Woods G, Zia A, Mustafa R. Anticoagulation Therapy for Venous Thromboembolism in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood 2024, 144: 1257-1257. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-212150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of biasCertainty of evidenceVenous thromboembolismPediatric patientsThrombus resolutionAll-cause mortalityThrombus recurrenceAC therapyAnticoagulant therapyAbsolute effectEvents of all-cause mortalityPediatric populationSystematic reviewNon-randomized Studies of InterventionsManagement of venous thromboembolismMeta-analysisStudies of interventionsConcerns related to riskNon-randomized observational studyNon-randomized studiesRecommendations AssessmentThrombus progressionBleeding eventsBleeding riskPortal hypertension