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The main outcomes were all-cause in-hospital mortality, all-cause 30-day mortality, hospital length of stay and ICU length of stay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We identified seven studies, comprising 2699 patients from one randomised controlled trial and six observational studies. Mechanical thrombectomy, compared to anticoagulation, was associated with significantly lower incidence of all-cause 30-day mortality (OR 0.09; 95% CI 0.02\u20130.41;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.002;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090%). There was no difference in all-cause in-hospital mortality (OR 0.62; 95% CI 0.19\u20132.03;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.29;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200923%), hospital length of stay (mean difference \u2212\u20091.85\u00a0days; 95% CI \u2212\u20094.60 to 0.89\u00a0days;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.13;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200991%) or ICU length of stay (mean difference \u2212\u20090.48\u00a0days; 95% CI \u2212\u20092.62 to 1.67\u00a0days;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.53;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u200984%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In patients with intermediate-risk PE, mechanical thrombectomy was associated with a lower incidence of all-cause 30-day mortality compared to anticoagulation. 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