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 12, released December 2022 and new/recent publications by Cochrane Vascular include:
New reviews
Ultrasound guidance versus landmark method for peripheral venous cannulation in adults Masafumi Tada, Naoki Yamada, Takashi Matsumoto, Chikashi Takeda, Toshi A Furukawa, Norio Watanabe
New protocols
Vena caval filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolism in people at high risk of, or with established venous thromboembolism Mark Macmillan, John J Harvey, Tim Young
Recent reviews
Interventions for the long-term prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks Nicole Beard, Michael Frese, Elena Smertina, Peter Mere, Constance Katelaris, Kerry Mills
Pharmacological interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in people undergoing bariatric surgery Fabio CF Amaral, Jose CC Baptista-Silva, Luis CU Nakano, Ronald LG Flumignan
Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for spontaneous isolated dissection of the superior mesenteric artery Chenyang Qiu, Ziheng Wu, Yangyan He, Lu Tian, Qianqian Zhu, Tao Shang, Hongkun Zhang, Donglin Li
Catheter-directed therapies for the treatment of high risk (massive) and intermediate risk (submassive) acute pulmonary embolism John J Harvey, Shiwei Huang, Raman Uberoi
Antiplatelet agents for the treatment of deep venous thrombosis Carolina DQ Flumignan, Luis CU Nakano, Jose CC Baptista-Silva, Ronald LG Flumignan
Endovascular versus conventional open surgical repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms Sherif Sultan, Jamie Concannon, Dave Veerasingam, Wael Tawfick, Peter McHugh, Fionnuala Jordan, Niamh Hynes
Percutaneous thrombectomy or ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis for initial management of acute limb ischaemia Samuel T Araujo, Daniel H Moreno, Daniel G Cacione
Through-knee versus above-knee amputation for vascular and non-vascular major lower limb amputations Hayley Crane, Gemma Boam, Daniel Carradice, Natalie Vanicek, Maureen Twiddy, George E Smith
Recent protocols
Prevention of infection in aortic or aortoiliac peripheral arterial reconstruction Mateus AB Cristino, Luis CU Nakano, Vladimir Vasconcelos, Rebeca M Correia, Ronald LG Flumignan
Prevention of infection in peripheral arterial reconstruction of the lower limb Rebeca M Correia, Luis CU Nakano, Vladimir Vasconcelos, Ronald LG Flumignan
Tourniquet use for people with peripheral arterial disease undergoing major lower limb amputations Ryan Laloo, Brenig L Gwilym, Alexander D McLain, Dave Bosanquet
Prophylactic anticoagulants for non‐hospitalised people with COVID‐19 Brena C Santos, Ronald LG Flumignan, Vinicius T Civile, Álvaro N Atallah, Luis CU Nakano
Antithrombotics after infra-inguinal peripheral endovascular treatment Matthew Thomas, Raleene Gatmaitan, Erin Saricilar, Kiraati Patel, Maaz A Ghouri, Flora Kovacs, Vikram Puttaswamy
Preoperative coronary interventions for preventing acute myocardial infarction in the perioperative period of major open vascular or endovascular surgery Francesco E Botelho, Ronald LG Flumignan, Gabriella Yuka Shiomatsu, Guilherme de Castro-Santos, Daniel G Cacione, Jose Oyama Leite, Jose CC Baptista-Silva
Antithrombotics after infra-inguinal bypass grafting Matthew Thomas, Claire Dawkins, Lauren Shelmerdine
Recent updates
Interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism in adults undergoing knee arthroscopy Carla Perrotta, Jorge Chahla, Gustavo Badariotti, Jorge Ramos
Local intramuscular transplantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for critical lower limb ischaemia Bobak Moazzami, Zinat Mohammadpour, Zohyra E Zabala, Ermia Farokhi, Aria Roohi, Elena Dolmatova, Kasra Moazzami
Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride locking for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults Eduardo López-Briz, Vicente Ruiz Garcia, Juan B Cabello, Sylvia Bort-Martí, Rafael Carbonell Sanchis
Corticosteroids for the treatment of Kawasaki disease in children Jessica Green, Andrew J Wardle, Robert MR Tulloh
Outpatient versus inpatient treatment for acute pulmonary embolism Hugo HB Yoo, Vania Santos, Nunes-Nogueira, Paulo J Fortes Villas Boas, Cathryn Broderick
Angioplasty versus stenting for subclavian artery stenosis Wagner Iared, José Eduardo Mourão, Andrea Puchnick, Fernando Soma, David Carlos Shigueoka
Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism Stavros Kakkos, George Kirkilesis, Joseph A Caprini, George Geroulakos, Andrew Nicolaides, Gerard Stansby, Daniel J Reddy
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.