Interventions for prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation and its complications after...

Interventions for prevention of post-operative atrial fibrillation and its complications after cardiac surgery: a

meta-analysis

by David C. Burgess, Michael J. Kilborn, and Anthony C. Keech

EHJVolume 27(23):2846-2857

November 22, 2006

Flow chart of study selection.

David C. Burgess et al. Eur Heart J 2006;27:2846-2857

Effect of all interventions on post-operative occurrence of AF.

Effect of sotalol and amiodarone on adverse events.

Effect of all interventions on hospital LOS.

Effect of all interventions on post-operative stroke.

Funnel plot of studies reporting stroke outcomes showing SEs of OR. The scatter indicates minimal publication bias (see methods).

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