Appendix V: Quality assessment and risk of bias
RCTs
Scored with Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias in randomized trials
Cohort studies
| YEAR | FIRST AUTHOR | JOURNAL | SELECTION | COMPARABILITY | OUTCOME |
| 1992 | LeBlang | J Vasc Interv Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 1992 | Buckenham | Eur J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1991 | Goffette | Acta Radiologica | **** | – | *** |
| 1991 | Parent | J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) | *** | NA | *** |
| 1991 | McNamara | Circulation | *** | NA | *** |
| 1991 | Sullivan | Circulation | *** | NA | *** |
| 1991 | Gaston | Kans Med | *** | NA | *** |
| 1990 | Berridge | Br J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1989 | Earnshaw | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1989 | Hirshberg | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1989 | Durham | Radiology | *** | NA | ** |
| 1989 | Sullivan | Radiology | *** | NA | *** |
| 1986 | Risius | Radiology | *** | NA | *** |
| 1988 | Earnshaw | Br J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1987 | Fiessinger | Int Angiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Braithwaite | Br J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Braithwaite | Clin Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Hicken | Can J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Huettl | Radiology | *** | NA | ** |
| 1995 | Bero | J Vasc Interv Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Chalmers | Cardiovasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1994 | Hye | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1994 | Ouriel | Radiology | *** | NA | *** |
| 1994 | Varga | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1994 | Ward | Arch Surg. | **** | – | ** |
| 1994 | Faggioli | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1993 | Bull | Acta Chir Belg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1993 | Enon | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1993 | Earnshaw | Br J Surg | **** | – | *** |
| 1993 | Spengel | Clin Investig | *** | NA | *** |
| 1993 | DeMaioribus | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Ikeda | Int Surg | **** | – | *** |
| 1996 | Bhatnagar | J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | Knorring | Ann Chir Gynaecol | *** | NA | ** |
| 1996 | Hess | Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1996 | Singh | Int Angiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 1995 | McNamara | J Vasc Interv Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 1996 | Duda | J Vasc Interv Radiol | **** | – | *** |
| 1996 | Braithwaite | Br J Surg | **** | – | *** |
| 1997 | Byrne | Virginia medical quarterly | *** | NA | *** |
| 1997 | Armon | Br J Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1997 | Payelle | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1997 | Spence | AJR Am J Roentgenol | *** | NA | ** |
| 1997 | Matas | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1997 | Rickard | Cardiovasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 1998 | Braithwaite | Br J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1998 | Wholey | Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn | *** | NA | *** |
| 1999 | Lambert | Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1999 | Suggs | Am J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 1999 | Oguni | Radiat Med | *** | NA | *** |
| 2000 | Kröger | Angiology | **** | – | ** |
| 2001 | Swischuk | J Vasc Interv Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 2001 | Korn | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2001 | Haumer | Thromb Res | *** | NA | *** |
| 2001 | Schwierz | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | ** |
| 2002 | Castaneda | J Vasc Interv Radiol | **** | – | *** |
| 2003 | Nehler | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2003 | Holten | J Endovasc Ther | *** | NA | *** |
| 2003 | Conrad | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2003 | Tsetis | J Endovasc Ther | *** | NA | *** |
| 2004 | Allie | J Endovasc Ther | **** | – | *** |
| 2004 | Breukink | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2005 | Hanover | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2007 | Wissgot | J Endovasc Ther | *** | NA | *** |
| 2007 | Geier | Vasa | *** | NA | ** |
| 2008 | Disini | Clin Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Kuoppala | J Thromb Thrombolysis | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Kashyap | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Lokse | Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Kuhn | AJR Am J Roentgenol | *** | NA | *** |
| 2012 | Schrijver | Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Koraen | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Limtungturakul | J Med Assoc Thai | *** | NA | *** |
| 2011 | Schrijver | J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) | *** | NA | *** |
| 2012 | Chen | Chin Med J (Engl) | *** | NA | *** |
| 2012 | Marder | J Thromb Haemost | *** | NA | *** |
| 2013 | Falkowski | Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2013 | Skeik | Vasc Endovascular Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2013 | Wongwanit | J Med Assoc Thai | *** | NA | *** |
| 2014 | Vakhitov | Ann Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2013 | Hundt | Eur.J.Radiol. | **** | – | *** |
| 2015 | Silverberg | Vascular | *** | NA | *** |
| 2014 | Grip | Br J Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2015 | Taha | J Vasc Surg | **** | – | *** |
| 2014 | Ebben | Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg | **** | – | *** |
| 2015 | Lurie | J Vasc Surg | *** | NA | *** |
| 2015 | Schrijver | Ann Vasc Surg | **** | – | *** |
Abbreviations: NA = Not Applicable
