Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| First author | Year | Nation | Design | Total cohort | TRA | TFA | Study quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIFLE-STEACS (Romagnoli) 4 | 2012 | Italy | Post-hoc analysis of RCT | 61 | 26 | 35 | 7 |
| Rodriguez-Leor 16 | 2013 | Spain | Retrospective cohort | 122 | 80 | 42 | 5 |
| Radial Pump UP (Romagnoli) 10 | 2013 | Italy | Retrospective cohort | 221 | 71 | 150 | 7 |
| Bernat 11 | 2013 | Czech Republic | Prospective cohort | 197 | 108 | 89 | 7 |
| Mamas 15 | 2014 | United Kingdom | Retrospective cohort | 7231 | 1877 | 5354 | 7 |
| Fuji 12 | 2014 | Japan | Retrospective cohort | 81 | 38 | 43 | 5 |
| Iga 13 | 2014 | Japan | Retrospective cohort | 85 | 60 | 25 | 5 |
| Kedev 14 | 2014 | Macedonia | Prospective cohort | 33 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| Roule 17 | 2015 | France | Prospective cohort | 101 | 74 | 27 | 6 |
| Kubo 20 | 2019 | Japan | Prospective cohort | 16 740 | 4367 | 12 373 | 6 |
| CULPRIT-SHOCK TRIAL (Guedeney) 18 | 2020 | Germany | Post-hoc analysis | 673 | 118 | 555 | 7 |
| Tehrani 19 | 2020 | USA | Retrospective cohort | 153 | 82 | 71 | 7 |
| Zahn 21 | 2020 | Germany | Retrospective cohort | 1700 | 111 | 1589 | 5 |
| Tokarek 22 | 2021 | Poland | Prospective cohort | 3565 | 959 | 2606 | 7 |
RCT, randomized controlled trial; TRA, transradial access; TFA, transfemoral access