2. Stent patency & patient survival (median days) ‐ Teflon versus Polyethylene (PE).
Study | Teflon ‐ patency | PE ‐ patency | p value | Teflon ‐ survival | PE ‐ survival | p value |
Catalano | 91 | 94 | >0.05 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
England | 181 | 133 | >0.05 | 115 | 151 | >0.05 |
Terruzzi | 96 | 75.5 | >0.05 | 88 | 76.5 | >0.05 |
van Berkel '98 | 83 | 80 | >0.05 | 163 | 140 | >0.05 |
van Berkel '04 | 102 | 142 | >0.05 | 121 | 105 | >0.05 |