Cochrane · systematic review · CD010185

Totally percutaneous versus surgical cut‐down femoral artery access for elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair

Wang, Q, Wu, J, Ma, Y, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Vascular2 versionsAMSTAR 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 2 · 28.6%Moderate 5 · 71.4%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 only

Totally percutaneous compared to cut‐down femoral artery access for elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair

Population: people undergoing elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair
CD010185.PUB4 (current) · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Short‐term mortality (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 1.5 [0.06, 36.18]2 studies · 181 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Failure of aneurysm exclusion(
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 0.17 [0.01, 4.02]1 study · 151 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Wound infection (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 0.18 [0.01, 3.59]3 studies · 318 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Major complications (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 1.21 [0.61, 2.41]3 studies · 318 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Medium‐ to long‐term complications(
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 0.82 [0.25, 2.65]1 study · 135 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Bleeding complications (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 1.02 [0.29, 3.64]2 studies · 181 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Operating time (minutes)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
no estimate extracted3 studies · 318 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency

Totally percutaneous compared to cut‐down femoral artery access for elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair

Population: people undergoing elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair
CD010185.PUB3 · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Short‐term mortality rate (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 1.5 [0.06, 36.18]2 studies · 181 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Failure of aneurysm exclusion (
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 0.17 [0.01, 4.02]1 study · 151 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Wound infection rate (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
no estimate extracted2 studies · 181 participantsModerate
Major complications (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 0.91 [0.5, 1.68]2 studies · 181 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Long term complications (
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 1.03 [0.34, 3.15]1 study · 134 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Bleeding complications and haematoma (30‐day or in‐hospital)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
RR 0.94 [0.31, 2.82]2 studies · 181 participantsHigh
Operating time (minutes)
Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access
no estimate extracted2 studies · 181 participantsModerate