Table 2.

Basic characteristics of some of the included studies.

				Interventions
Author Yr	Age	Gender (male /female)	Sample (Experimental /Control)	Experimental group	Controlled group	Outcomes
Hermanides, R. S2010[24]	64.5 ± 11.3	476/151	313/314	Vascular closure devices	MC	Complications (bleeding; hematoma; arteriovenous fistula)
Hallak, O.K. 2007[15]	No report	218/158	187/189	The D-STAT Dry hemostatic bandage + MC	MC	TTH; Complications (pseudo-aneurysm; rebleed; hematoma); Overall patient satisfaction
Holm, N.R. 2014[13]	64.7 ± 11	621/343	483/481	FemoSeal vascular closure devices	MC	TTH; Complications (major bleeding; pseudoaneurysm; infection; retroperitoneal bleeding; arteriovenous fistula)
Trabattoni, D. 2011[7]	66 ± 11	130/70	100/100	Haemostatic bandage	MC	TTH; Complications (pseudoaneurysm; haematoma; retroperitoneal bleeding; major bleeding)
Botti, M. 1998[14]	61.4 ± 11.2	737/313	556/519	MC+Pressure bandage	MC	TTH; Complications (bruising); Patient comfort
ZhouJ 2012[25]	51 ± 5	198/42	120/120	Arterial compressor	MC+bandage+sandbag	TTH; Limb braking time; Complications (skin blisters and damage; petechiae; hematoma); Patient comfort
Zuo YK 2011[2]	53.2 ± 3.8	90/84	81/93	Airbag compression	MC+sandbag	Limb braking time; Complications (venous thrombosis of lower limbs; pseudoaneurysm; infection; hematoma; vagal reflex; subcuta -neous hemorrhage); Patient comfort
Ma Q 2011[26]	No report	93/35	64/64	Arterial compression tourniquet	MC+sandbag	TTH; Complications (pseudoaneurysm; hematoma; skin ecchymosis; hemorrhage) Limb braking time

MC = manual compression, TTH = time-to-hemostasis.