Perioperative and anesthesia-related cardiac arrest and mortality rates in Brazil: A systematic review and proportion meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies have shown that both perioperative and anesthesia-related cardiac arrest (CA) and mortality rates are much higher in developing countries than in developed countries. This review aimed to compare the rates of perioperative and anesthesia-related CA and mortality during 2 time periods in Brazil.

Methods

A systematic review with meta-analysis of full-text Brazilian observational studies was conducted by searching the Medline, EMBASE, LILACS and SciELO databases up to January 29, 2020. The primary outcomes were perioperative CA and mortality rates and the secondary outcomes included anesthesia-related CA and mortality events rates up to 48 postoperative hours.

Results

Eleven studies including 719,273 anesthetic procedures, 962 perioperative CAs, 134

SUBMITTER: Braz LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7605701 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature