Table 34:
Hospital Length of Stay and Other Health Care Utilization After Mechanical Thrombectomy Use in Acute and Subacute DVT in Observational Studies
| Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author, year | Outcome measurement | MT | Comparator | P value |
| PMT (AngioJet) | ||||
| Kuo et al, 201798 | Mean hospital length of stay | 9.9 d (SD ± 5.0) | 10.9 d (SD ± 7.5) | P = .579 |
| Li et al, 2020100 | Mean length of stay | 9.2 d (SD ± 2.3) | 9.6 d (SD ± 2.1) | P = .310 |
| Pouncey et al, 2020103 | Mean hospital length of stay | 5 d | 5 d | NS |
| Tian et al, 2021105 | Mean hospitalization length of stay | 5.18 d (SD ± 1.37) | 9.43 d (SD ± 2.84) | P < .0001 |
| Xu et al, 2021107 | Mean length of stay | 8.16 d (SD ± 3.89) | 12.56 d (SD ± 1.58) | P = .01 |
| Vacuum Aspiration (Indigo) | ||||
| No studies met our inclusion criteria for this MT device | ||||
| Rotational (Rotarex or Cleaner) | ||||
| We did not identify any studies that reported on this outcome of interest | ||||
| Ultrasound Assisted (EKOS) | ||||
| Tichelaar et al, 2016106 | Hospitalization time | 6.0 d (IQR: 5-9) | 8.0 d (IQR: 5.8-12) | P < .005 |
Abbreviations: DVT, deep vein thrombosis; IQR, interquartile range; MT, mechanical thrombectomy; NS, not significant; PMT, pharmacomechanical thrombectomy; SD, standard deviation.