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. 2009 Apr 9;9:24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-24

Table 2.

Reporting of the different components of the intervention intended or actually administered

Reporting of n = 132 (%)
Intervention as intended 121 (91.7)
Intervention as actually administered 98 (74.2)
Component of the intervention described
 Anesthesia management 1 (0.9)
 Access site (i.e. transfemoral access site) 21 (15.9)
 Data on equipment (i.e., guide catheters, wires) 28 (21.2)
 Data on stent 99 (75.0)
  Left to operator's discretion 5 (3.8)
  Description of the device (i.e., length, component) 74 (56.1)
  Manufacturer 83 (62.9)
 Procedural characteristics 98 (74.2)
  Number of stents implanted 73 (55.3)
  Use of dilatation balloon 59 (44.7)
  Number of inflations 9 (6.8)
  Duration of inflation 12(9.1)
  Number attempted and successfully treated 12 (9.1)
  Procedure duration 8 (6.1)
 Co-interventions 124 (93.9)
Setting
 Secondary setting 1 (0.8)
 Tertiary or academic setting 18 (13.6)
 Not reported 113 (85.6)
Center
 Single 24 (18.2)
 Multicentre 63 (47.7)
 Not reported or unclear 45 (34.1)
Centers
 Stratification on centers 10 (7.6)
 Number of centers (median, Q1 to Q3) 15.4 (1–22)
 List of participating centers 45 (34.1)
 Center volume reported 2 (1.5)
 Source of equipment reported 1 (0.8)
 Specific equipment required 0
Operators
 Selection criteria for operators 5 (3.8)
 Number of operators (median, Q1 to Q3) 5.5 (5–6)
 Number of patients treated by each operator 0
Clustering effect taken into account 0