Question · asked by 1 review
Beta‐blockers vs control—non‐cardiac surgery: Ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG
- Population
- patients with conditions requiring non‐cardiac surgery
- Intervention
- Beta‐blockers
- Comparison
- control—non‐cardiac surgery
- Outcome
- Ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG
Beta‐blocker showed no clear difference in ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG compared with control—non‐cardiac surgery (moderate certainty).
What each review found
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| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Beta‐blocker vs control—non‐cardiac surgery Ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG · patients with conditions requiring non‐cardiac surgery Beta‐blocker showed no clear difference in ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG compared with control—non‐cardiac surgery (moderate certainty). Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.68 [0.31, 1.49] | 5 studies · 476 participants | Moderate |
Beta‐blocker vs control—non‐cardiac surgery Ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG · patients with conditions requiring non‐cardiac surgery Beta‐blocker showed no clear difference in ventricular arrhythmias—non‐cardiac surgery ECG compared with control—non‐cardiac surgery (moderate certainty). Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD004476.PUB2, superseded | RR 0.64 [0.3, 1.33] | 6 studies · 526 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perioperative beta‐blockers for preventing surgery‐related mortality and morbidity 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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