Cochrane · systematic review · CD001081
Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis
Rerkasem, A, Orrapin, S, Howard, DPJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 100%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlyCarotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis
Population: people with carotid stenosis and recent transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) or minor ischaemic strokes in the territory of that artery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Any stroke or operative death (five‐year cumulative) | RR 0.95 [0.59, 1.53] | 2 studies · 271 participants | Moderate |
Ipsilateral ischaemic stroke, and any operative stroke or death (five‐year cumulative) | RR 1.03 [0.57, 1.84] | 2 studies · 271 participants | Moderate |
Disabling or fatal ipsilateral ischaemic or operative stroke and death (five‐year cumulative) | RR 1.29 [0.51, 3.27] | 2 studies · 271 participants | Moderate |
Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis
Population: people with carotid stenosis and recent transient ischaemic attacks (TIA) or minor ischaemic strokes in the territory of that artery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Any stroke or operative death | RR 0.95 [0.59, 1.53] | 2 studies · 271 participants | High |
Ipsilateral ischaemic stroke, and any operative stroke or death | RR 1.03 [0.57, 1.84] | 2 studies · 271 participants | High |