Clinical questions adapted
| Prevention of VTE in surgical patients |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing major general surgery |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing surgery following major trauma |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy |
| VTE pharmacological prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing major neurosurgical procedures |
| Mechanical vs pharmacological prophylaxis |
| Short-term (7 to 10 d) vs extended prophylaxis (30 d) |
| Delayed initiation vs early administration of pharmacological prophylaxis |
| Mechanical compression devices vs compression stockings |
| Prevention of VTE in medical patients |
| UFH vs LMWH in critically and acutely ill patients |
| Prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis in acutely ill patients |
| DOACs vs no prophylaxis |
| Short period vs extended prophylaxis |
| Prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis in chronically ill patients |
| Mechanical prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients who cannot receive pharmacological prophylaxis |
| Compression stockings vs mechanical compression devices |
| Prevention of vein thromboembolism in long-distance travelers |
| Prophylaxis with LMWH vs no prophylaxis |
| Prophylaxis with compression stockings vs no prophylaxis |
| Prevention of VTE in surgical patients |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing major general surgery |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing surgery following major trauma |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate |
| VTE prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy |
| VTE pharmacological prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients undergoing major neurosurgical procedures |
| Mechanical vs pharmacological prophylaxis |
| Short-term (7 to 10 d) vs extended prophylaxis (30 d) |
| Delayed initiation vs early administration of pharmacological prophylaxis |
| Mechanical compression devices vs compression stockings |
| Prevention of VTE in medical patients |
| UFH vs LMWH in critically and acutely ill patients |
| Prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis in acutely ill patients |
| DOACs vs no prophylaxis |
| Short period vs extended prophylaxis |
| Prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis in chronically ill patients |
| Mechanical prophylaxis vs no prophylaxis for patients who cannot receive pharmacological prophylaxis |
| Compression stockings vs mechanical compression devices |
| Prevention of vein thromboembolism in long-distance travelers |
| Prophylaxis with LMWH vs no prophylaxis |
| Prophylaxis with compression stockings vs no prophylaxis |