Cochrane · systematic review · CD007561

Angioplasty versus stenting for iliac artery lesions

Jongsma, H, Bekken, J, Ayez, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

VascularAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 0 · 0%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

Angioplasty compared to primary stenting for iliac artery stenotic lesions

Population: patients with symptomatic Iliac artery lesions
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Technical success (immediate)
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
no estimate extracted2 studies · 391 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Incidence of complications (immediate)
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
no estimate extracted2 studies · 391 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Improvement in the stage of PAD according to Rutherford's criteria (one year)
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
OR 1.03 [0.47, 2.27]1 study · 157 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Primary patency (two years)
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
OR 1.6 [0.34, 7.44]1 study · 57 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Reinterventions (six to eight years)
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
OR 1.22 [0.67, 2.23]1 study · 279 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Resolution of symptoms and signs (one year)
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
OR 1.14 [0.65, 2]1 study · 219 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Improvement in walking distance as reported by the patient
Angioplasty vs primary stenting
no estimate extractedNRNo studies