Main comparison of patch angioplasty vs primary closure: Restenosis (> 50%) or occlusion of operated artery during long‐term
Main comparison of patch angioplasty may leads to lower restenosis (> 50%) or occlusion of operated artery during long‐term compared with primary closure (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Main comparison of patch angioplasty vs primary closure Restenosis (> 50%) or occlusion of operated artery during long‐term · people undergoing carotid endarterectomy, whether initial indication for endarterectomy was symptomatic or… Main comparison of patch angioplasty may leads to lower restenosis (> 50%) or occlusion of operated artery during long‐term compared with primary closure (low certainty). Patch angioplasty versus primary closure for carotid endarterectomy (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 0.24 [0.17, 0.34] | 8 studies · 1719 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patch angioplasty versus primary closure for carotid endarterectomy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.