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Perioperative statins vs placebo or no treatment: Non‐fatal MI
- Population
- participants with improving outcomes during and after noncardiac vascular surgery.
- Intervention
- Perioperative statins
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Non‐fatal MI
Perioperative statins showed no clear difference in myocardial infarction (non‐fatal) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Perioperative statins vs placebo or no treatment Myocardial infarction (non‐fatal) · participants with improving outcomes during and after noncardiac vascular surgery. Perioperative statins showed no clear difference in myocardial infarction (non‐fatal) compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty). Perioperative statin therapy for improving outcomes during and after noncardiac vascular surgery (2013) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.47 [0.15, 1.52] | 3 studies · 178 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perioperative statin therapy for improving outcomes during and after noncardiac vascular surgery 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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