Our reviews and protocols are published within the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) in the Cochrane Library.
All published titles, protocols and reviews can be accessed using the topic headings on the side menu.
The most recent issue of the CDSR is Issue 2, released February 2020 and new publications by Cochrane Vascular include:
New updates
Different unfractionated heparin doses for preventing arterial thrombosis in children undergoing cardiac catheterization Maria L Avila, Prakeshkumar S Shah, Leonardo R Brandão
Anticoagulant treatment for subsegmental pulmonary embolism Hugo HB Yoo, Vania Santos Nunes‐Nogueira, Paulo J Fortes Villas Boas
Recent reviews
Combined proximal descending aortic endografting plus distal bare metal stenting (PETTICOAT technique) versus conventional proximal descending aortic stent graft repair for complicated type B aortic dissections Dan Rong, Yangyang Ge, Jie Liu, Xiaoping Liu
Balneotherapy for chronic venous insufficiency Melissa Andreia de Moraes Silva, Luis CU Nakano, Lígia L Cisneros, Fausto Miranda Jr
TNF blockers for the treatment of kawaski disease in children Noyuri Yamaji, Katharina da Silva Lopes, Tetsuo Shoda, Kazue Ishitsuka, Tohru Kobayashi, Erika Ota, Rintaro Mori
Drug‐eluting balloon angioplasty versus uncoated balloon angioplasty for the treatment of in‐stent restenosis of the femoropopliteal arteries Ahmed Kayssi, Wissam Al‐Jundi, Giuseppe Papia, Daryl S Kucey, Thomas Forbes, Dheeraj K Rajan, Richard Neville, Andrew D Dueck
Angioplasty versus stenting for infrapopliteal arterial lesions in chronic limb‐threatening ischaemia Charlie C‐T Hsu, Gigi NC Kwan, Dalveer Singh, John A Rophael, Chris Anthony, Mieke L van Driel
Gene therapy for peripheral arterial disease Rachel Forster, Aaron Liew, Vish Bhattacharya, James Shaw, Gerard Stansby
Recent protocols
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for peripheral arterial disease Weijing Fan, Baozhong Yang, Ning Liang, Shibing Liang
Percutaneous thrombectomy for initial management of acute limb ischaemia Samuel T Araujo, Daniel H Moreno, Daniel G Cacione
Surgical and medical interventions for abdominal aortic graft infections Osamah S Niaz, Ahsan Rao, Ahmed Abidia, Rebecca Parrott, Jonathan Refson, Pranav Somaiya
Ultrasound guidance versus landmark method for peripheral venous cannulation in adults Masafumi Tada, Takashi Matsumoto, Chikashi Takeda, Naoki Yamada, Toshi A Furukawa, Norio Watanabe
Treatment of distal deep vein thrombosis George Kirkilesis, Stavros K Kakkos, Colin Bicknell, Safa Salim, Kyriaki Kakavia
The role of sealants for achieving anastomotic hemostasis in vascular surgery Ahmed Kayssi, Andrew Kucey, Sam C Tyagi, Giuseppe Papia, Daryl S Kucey, Ramon L Varcoe, Thomas Forbes, Richard Neville, Andrew D Dueck
Presurgery conditioning interventions (prehabilitation) in adults undergoing lower limb surgery for peripheral arterial disease Joanne Palmer, Sean Pymer, George E Smith, Amy Elizabeth Harwood, Lee Ingle, Chao Huang, Ian C Chetter
Interventions for the long-term prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks Nicole Beard, Michael Frese, Peter Mere, Constance Katelaris, Kerry Mills
Interventions for the treatment of acute hereditary angioedema attacks Nicole Beard, Michael Frese, Peter Mere, Constance Katelaris, Kerry Mills
Peripherally inserted central catheter design and material for reducing catheter failure Schults JA, Kleidon T, Petsky HL, Stone R, Schoutrop J, Ullman AJ
Recent updates
Dressings and topical agents for arterial leg ulcers Cathryn Broderick, Fania Pagnamenta, Rachel Foster
Endovascular versus open repair of asymptomatic popliteal artery aneurysm Dhiraj Joshi, Yuri Gupta, Bhaskar Ganai, Chloe Mortensen
Compression therapy for treating post-thrombotic syndrome Sara Azirar, Diebrecht Appelen, Martin H Prins, Martino HAM Neumann, Adriaan NP de Feiter, Dinanda N Kolbach
Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism Yoo HHB, Nunes-Nogueira VS, Fortes Villas Boas PJ, Broderick C
Thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) versus open surgery for blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury Pang D, Hildebrand D, Bachoo P (stable)
An ongoing list of all our titles, protocols and reviews are detailed under our major topics of Venous Thromboembolism, Abdominal and thoracic aortic disease and PAD of lower limbs-Intermittent claudication-Chronic limb ischaemia and can be accessed by following the links in the left menu.
Alternatively you can search below by subtopic or stage. Full articles (where available) can be accessed by selecting the title or via the Cochrane Library.
The editorial process and methods used in review preparation are described in detail within resources.