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Table 5 Incidence of VTE accounting for diagnosis type with statistical analysis

From: What is the best prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in Asians following total knee arthroplasty? A systematic review and network meta-analysis

VTE incidence by prophylaxis and diagnosis type

Prophylaxis type

Ultrasound VTE incidence

Venography VTE incidence

Symptomatic VTE incidence

Pulmonary embolism incidence

LMWH

16/207, 7.73%

40/116, 34.48%

2/141, 1.42%

1/251, 0.40%

NOAC

1/15, 6.67%

33/152, 21.71%

1/152, 0.66%

0/152, 0.00%

MOP

42/294, 14.29%

94/874, 10.76%

7/802, 0.87%

2/1896, 0.11%

NP

62/659, 9.41%

83/196, 42.35%

23/1191, 1.93%

5/1359, 0.37%

Statistical analysis

LMWH versus NOAC

p = 0.881

p = 0.020

p = 0.516

p = 0.435

LMWH versus MOP

p = 0.024

p < 0.001

p = 0.542

p = 0.242

LMWH versus NP

p = 0.460

p = 0.171

p = 0.674

p = 0.944

NOAC versus MOP

p = 0.407

p < 0.001

p = 0.787

p = 0.690

NOAC versus NP

p = 0.719

p < 0.001

p = 0.263

p = 0.453

MOP versus NP

p = 0.026

p < 0.001

p = 0.057

p = 0.254