Cochrane · systematic review · CD011814
Concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery for people undergoing cardiac surgery
Huffman, MD, Karmali, KN, Berendsen, MA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
HeartAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 2 · 40%High 0 · 0%
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
Concomitant atrial fibrillation surgery for people undergoing cardiac surgery
Population: individuals with atrial fibrillation who are undergoing cardiac surgery
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
All‐cause mortality | RR 1.14 [0.81, 1.59] | 20 studies · 1829 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Freedom from AF/AFL/AT off antiarrhythmic medications > 3 months | RR 2.04 [1.63, 2.55] | 8 studies · 649 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Investigator‐defined adverse events | RR 1.07 [0.85, 1.34] | 9 studies · 858 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pacemaker implantation4 | RR 1.69 [1.12, 2.54] | 18 studies · 1726 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
30‐day mortality4 | RR 1.25 [0.71, 2.2] | 18 studies · 1566 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |