Comparison 2. Above‐knee PTFE versus all other graft materials.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Primary patency at 3 months	2	312	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.36 [0.81, 6.87]
1.1 PTFE v HUV	1	93	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.55 [0.26, 9.33]
1.2 PTFE v Dacron	1	219	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.97 [0.78, 11.25]
2 Primary patency at 6 months	5	824	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.11 [1.37, 3.25]
2.1 PTFE v HUV	1	90	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.56 [0.69, 9.47]
2.2 PTFE v Dacron	2	421	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.57 [0.79, 3.11]
2.3 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	139	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.80 [0.57, 5.60]
2.4 PTFE v FUSION BIOLINE	1	174	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.99 [1.43, 6.26]
3 Primary patency at 12 months	6	1088	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.93, 1.64]
3.1 PTFE v HUV	1	83	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.17 [1.04, 9.64]
3.2 PTFE v Dacron	4	875	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.24 [0.91, 1.70]
3.3 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	130	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.64 [0.26, 1.56]
4 Primary patency at 24 months	6	945	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.31 [1.00, 1.71]
4.1 PTFE V HUV	1	82	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.80 [1.76, 13.06]
4.2 PTFE V Dacron	4	764	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.92, 1.65]
4.3 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	99	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.86 [0.37, 2.02]
5 Primary patency at 60 months	3	316	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.06 [1.28, 3.31]
5.1 PTFE v HUV	1	69	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.75 [1.46, 9.62]
5.2 PTFE v Dacron	2	247	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.67 [0.96, 2.90]
6 Secondary patency at 3 months	1		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6.1 PTFE v HUV	1		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
7 Secondary patency at 6 months	2	318	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.32 [0.48, 3.62]
7.1 PTFE v HUV	1	93	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.76 [0.42, 7.44]
7.2 PTFE v Dacron	1	225	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.01 [0.25, 4.13]
8 Secondary patency at 12 months	4	806	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.18 [0.80, 1.74]
8.1 PTFE v HUV	1	93	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.60 [0.43, 5.89]
8.2 PTFE v Dacron	2	581	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.19 [0.76, 1.86]
8.3 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	132	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.39, 2.52]
9 Secondary patency at 24 months	4	700	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.66 [1.18, 2.33]
9.1 PTFE V HUV	1	93	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.01 [1.44, 11.17]
9.2 PTFE v Dacron	2	528	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.54 [1.04, 2.28]
9.3 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	79	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.22 [0.48, 3.06]
10 Secondary patency at 60 months	2	260	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.86 [1.73, 4.72]
10.1 PTFE v HUV	1	93	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.87 [1.65, 9.05]
10.2 PTFE v Dacron	1	167	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.43 [1.31, 4.53]
11 Limb salvage at 1 month	2	560	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.68 [0.12, 3.98]
11.1 PTFE v Dacron	1	410	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.01, 2.20]
11.2 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	150	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.02 [0.21, 19.72]
12 Limb salvage at 24 months	2	389	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.73 [0.33, 1.62]
12.1 PTFE v Dacron	1	322	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.82 [0.27, 2.48]
12.2 PTFE v PTFE with vein cuff	1	67	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.64 [0.20, 2.04]