Cochrane · systematic review · CD011401
Immediate versus delayed treatment for recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Vasconcelos, V, Cassola, N, da Silva, EMK, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
StrokeAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 0 · 0%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
Very early cerebral revascularization compared with delayed treatment for recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis
Population: people with recently symptomatic carotid artery stenosis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Stroke and Death < 30 days Very early cerebral revascularization vs delayed treatment | RR 3.3 [0.4, 29.2] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Perioperative death and strokes Very early cerebral revascularization vs delayed treatment | RR 0.5 [0.1, 1.6] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Lenght of hospital stay Very early cerebral revascularization vs delayed treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Myocardial infarction < 30 days Very early cerebral revascularization vs delayed treatment | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |