Cochrane · systematic review · CD009195
Angioplasty versus stenting for infrapopliteal arterial lesions in chronic limb‐threatening ischaemia
Hsu, CCT, Kwan, GNC, Singh, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 7 · 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
PTA compared with stent for infrapopliteal arterial lesions in chronic limb‐threatening ischaemia
Population: people with infrapopliteal arterial lesions in chronic limb‐threatening ischaemia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Technical success ITT No. of limbs: 476 (5 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 3 [1.14, 7.93] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Technical success TA No. of limbs: 474 (5 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 2.78 [1.04, 7.41] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Procedural complications ITT No. of participants: 360 (5 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 0.87 [0.01, 53.6] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Procedural complications TA No. of participants: 359 (5 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 0.84 [0.01, 47.7] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Primary patency < 6 months ITT No. of lesions: 456 (3 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 0.88 [0.37, 2.11] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Primary patency < 6 months TA No. of lesions: 309 (3 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 0.97 [0.32, 3] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Mortality TA No. of participants: 487 (6 RCTs) PTA vs stent | OR 0.7 [0.42, 1.15] | NR | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |