Cochrane · systematic review · CD006781

Aminophylline for bradyasystolic cardiac arrest in adults

Hurley, KF, Magee, K, Green, R · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Heart2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 50%Moderate 2 · 33.3%High 1 · 16.7%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Aminophylline compared to placebo for bradyasystolic cardiac arrest in adults

Population: participants with bradyasystolic cardiac arrest in adults
CD006781.PUB3 (current) · 6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Survival to hospital discharge
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 0.58 [0.12, 2.74]5 studies · 1254 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Return of spontaneous circulation
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 1.15 [0.89, 1.49]5 studies · 1254 participantsHigh
Survival to admission
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 0.92 [0.61, 1.39]4 studies · 1232 participantsModerate
Early administration of aminophylline: survival to hospital discharge
Aminophylline vs placebo
no estimate extracted2 studies · 37 participantsLow
Early administration of aminophylline: survival to hospital admission
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 0.22 [0.02, 2.36]2 studies · 37 participantsLow
Early administration of aminophylline: return of spontaneous circulation
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 1.61 [0.38, 6.77]2 studies · 37 participantsLow

Aminophylline compared to placebo for bradyasystolic cardiac arrest in adults

Population: participants with bradyasystolic cardiac arrest in adults
CD006781.PUB2 · 6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Survival to hospital discharge
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 0.58 [0.12, 2.74]5 studies · 1254 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Return of spontaneous circulation
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 1.15 [0.89, 1.49]5 studies · 1254 participantsHigh
Survival to admission
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 0.92 [0.61, 1.39]4 studies · 1232 participantsModerate
Early administration of aminophylline: survival to hospital discharge
Aminophylline vs placebo
no estimate extracted2 studies · 37 participantsLow
Early administration of aminophylline: survival to hospital admission
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 0.22 [0.02, 2.36]2 studies · 37 participantsLow
Early administration of aminophylline: return of spontaneous circulation
Aminophylline vs placebo
OR 1.61 [0.38, 6.77]2 studies · 37 participantsLow