| CI | Confidence intervals |
| ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations |
| HRPE | High-risk pulmonary embolism |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| PE | Pulmonary embolism |
| PROSPERO | International prospective register of systematic reviews |
| RR | Risk ratio |
| VA | Venoarterial |
| VV | Venovenous |