
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 4, released April 2022 and new publications by Cochrane Vascular include:
New review
Endovascular versus conventional open surgical repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms Sherif Sultan, Jamie Concannon, Dave Veerasingam, Wael Tawfick, Peter McHugh, Fionnuala Jordan, Niamh Hynes
New protocol
Prophylactic anticoagulants for non‐hospitalised people with COVID‐19 Brena C Santos, Ronald LG Flumignan, Vinicius T Civile, Álvaro N Atallah, Luis CU Nakano
Recent reviews
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
Endovascular versus open surgical repair for complicated chronic Type B aortic dissection Fionnuala Jordan, Brian FitzGibbon, Edel P Kavanagh, Peter McHugh, Dave Veerasingam, Sherif Sultan, Niamh Hynes
Propionyl-L-carnitine for intermittent claudication Victor Kamoen, Robert Vander Stichele, Laurence Campens, Dirk De Bacquer, Luc Van Bortel, Tine LM de Backer
Treatment for telangiectasias and reticular veins Luis CU Nakano, Daniel G Cacione, Jose CC Baptista-Silva, Ronald LG Flumignan
Prehabilitation exercise therapy before elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Candida Fenton, Audrey R Tan, Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, James E McCaslin
Hybrid repair versus conventional open repair for aortic arch dissection Edel P Kavanagh, Sherif Sultan, Fionnuala Jordan, Ala Elhelali, Declan Devane, Dave Veerasingam, Niamh Hynes
Recent protocols
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
Interventions for the primary prevention of venous thromboembolism for hip fracture surgery Tamara Brown, Su Ern Yeoh, Dominic Pang, Ben Gabbott
Mobile health technologies to improve walking distance in people with intermittent claudication Marah Elfghi, Denise Dunne, Jennifer Jones, Irene Gibson, Gerard Flaherty, John William McEvoy, Sherif Sultan, Fionnuala Jordan, Wael Tawfick
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
Recent updates
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
Injection sclerotherapy for varicose veins Ricardo de Ávila Oliveira, Rachel Riera, Vladimir Vasconcelos, Jose CC Baptista-Silva
Infusion techniques for peripheral arterial thrombolysis Cathryn Broderick, Jai Patel
Effect of testing for cancer on cancer- or venous thromboembolism (VTE)-related mortality and morbidity in people with unprovoked VTE Lindsay Robertson, Cathryn Broderick, Su Ern Yeoh, Gerard Stansby
Surgery for deep venous insufficiency Ravi Raj Goel, Simon C Hardy, Tamara Brown
CHIVA method for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency Sergi Bellmunt-Montoya, Jose Maria Escribano, Percy Efrain Pantoja Bustillos, Cristina Tello-Díaz, Maria José Martinez-Zapata
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.