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| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Becquemin 2003 | Analysis of results included 21% of patients with critical limb ischaemia. |
| Cejna 2001 | Analysis of results included 23% of participants (46 of 141) who presented with critical limb ischaemia. |
| Conroy 2000 | Not a randomised controlled trial. |
| Do‐dai‐Do 1992 | Not a randomised controlled trial. |
| Dutch Trial 1998 | There were multiple reports of this trial. See list of excluded studies. Analysis of results included 8% of participants (20 of 152) with critical limb ischaemia. |
| Fast 2007 | Analysis of results included patients with intermittent claudication 96.3% and ischaemia 3.7%. Outcome data could not be obtained for those patients with intermittent claudication. |
| Grenacher 2004 | Analysis of results included 17% of patients with Fontaine stage 4 in the PTA group and 16% in the stent group. Outcome data could not be obtained for those patients with intermittent claudication. |
| Palmaz 1992 | Not a randomised controlled trial. |
| Richter 1991 | Abstract only. No details regarding inclusion and exclusion criteria for control or experimental groups. No response from author. |
| Richter 1992 | Abstract only. No details regarding inclusion and exclusion criteria for control or experimental groups. No response from author. |
| Richter 1993 | Abstract only. No details regarding inclusion and exclusion criteria for control or experimental groups. No response from author. |
| Saxon 2008 | Analysis of results included 12% of patients in the PTA group and 9% in the stent graft group who had chronic limb ischaemia. |
| Van Rij 1991 | Control group received no treatment. |
| Vienna Absolute 2007 | Analysis of results included 12% of patients in the stent group and 13% in the angioplasty group with Rutherford stage 4 or 5 disease. Data were not available from authors because the trial follow up is still on‐going. |
| Zdanowski 1999 | Analysis of results included 84% of participants (27 of 32) who were diagnosed with critical limb ischaemia. |