The Impact of Volatile Anesthetic Choice on Postoperative Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of volatile anesthetic choice on clinically relevant outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Methods

Major databases were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing volatile anesthetics (isoflurane versus sevoflurane) in cardiac surgery. Study-level characteristics, intraoperative events, and postoperative outcomes were extracted from the articles.

Results

Sixteen RCTs involving 961 patients were included in this meta-analysis. There were no significant differences between both anesthetics in terms of intensive care unit length of stay (SMD -0.07, 95% CI -0.38 to 0.24, P = 0.66), hospital length of stay (SMD 0.06, 95% CI -0.33 to 0.45, P = 0.76), time to extubation (SMD 0.29, 95% C

SUBMITTER: Zorrilla-Vaca A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5603325 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature