Fish oil and atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influence of fish oil supplementation on postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) was inconsistent according to published clinical trials. The aim of the meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of perioperative fish oil supplementation on the incidence of POAF after cardiac surgery.

Methods

Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane Library databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing perioperative fish oil supplementation for patients undergoing cardiac surgery were identified. Data concerning study design, patient characteristics, and outcomes were extracted. Risk ratio (RR) and weighted mean differences (WMD) were calculated using fixed or random effects models.

Results

Eight RCTs involving 2687 patients were included. Perioperative supp

SUBMITTER: Xin W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3769383 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature