Post-operative atrial fibrillation and stroke after non-cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is common after non-cardiac surgery. Because often transient, there are uncertainties on the associated risk of stroke, possibly driving the need for long-term anticoagulation. We performed a systematic PubMed search until 16 January 2025, related to the incidence of stroke in patients with POAF after non-cardiac surgery. We included papers reporting outcomes, excluding studies only dealing with epidemiology, mechanisms, management, and treatment. We excluded studies reporting on POAF after cardiac surgery. Risk of bias was assessed for each study, and the certainty of evidence was evaluated using the GRADE methodology. We retrieved and included 40 studies (including review papers) for the systematic review. These were then further selected to crea

SUBMITTER: Donati J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705171 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature