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3 questions · 3 findings · 2 reviews · Vascular

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No studies found 1 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Duplex ultrasound plus pulse palpation and arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) vs pulse palpation plus arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) (short term)

Limb salvage · people who underwent a lower limb revascularisation

Duplex ultrasound plus pulse palpation and arterial pressure index… showed no clear difference in limb salvage rate compared with pulse palpation plus arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) (short term) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Duplex ultrasound for surveillance of lower limb revascularisation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.49, 1.45]
2 studies · 936 participants
Low

Duplex ultrasound plus pulse palpation and arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) vs pulse palpation plus arterial pressure index (ABI or TBI) (long term)

Limb salvage · people who underwent a lower limb revascularisation

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Duplex ultrasound for surveillance of lower limb revascularisation 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Subintimal angioplasty with stenting vs remote endarterectomy

Limb salvage · 95 people with Rutherford 3 to 5 TASC‐II D lesions

Subintimal angioplasty with stenting showed no clear difference in months' limb salvage rate compared with remote endarterectomy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subintimal angioplasty for lower limb arterial chronic total occlusions 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.9, 1.05]
1 study · 95 participants
Low