Assessing the fragility index of randomized controlled trials on carotid artery stenosis: a systematic review
A small number of events is required to change the findings of RCTs comparing CEA to CAS from statistically significant to statistically nonsignificant. All studies that reported LTFU had LTFU greater than its FI, calling into question the robustness of these results.
Authors
- Braeden D. Newton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-8623)
- Eva Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1502-0915)
- Amy Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3259-1995)
- Lissa Ogieglo
- N Tilbury
- Uzair Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7788-6712)
- Michael Kelly
- Hsuan Ming Su
- Amit Persad
Institutions
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.008525
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00