Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) vs no RIPC: Perioperative mortality
Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) showed no clear difference in perioperative mortality (within 1 month after operation) compared with no RIPC (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) vs no RIPC Perioperative mortality (within 1 month after operation) · people undergoing elective major vascular surgery Remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) showed no clear difference in perioperative mortality (within 1 month after operation) compared with no RIPC (moderate certainty). Remote ischaemic preconditioning versus no remote ischaemic preconditioning for vascular and endovascular… (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.41 [0.59, 3.4] | 10 studies · 965 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote ischaemic preconditioning versus no remote ischaemic preconditioning for vascular and endovascular surgical procedures 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.