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Table 1 Characteristics of included trials

From: The efficacy and safety of intraoperative intravenous amiodarone in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systemic review and PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis

Trials

Sample size

Surgery

Male, n (%)

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

Protocols(n)

Outcomes

GA

GC

GA

GC

GA

GC

GA

GC

Kashani 2018[18]

74

OPCAB

(Adults)

25(69)

22(57)

62±12

61±12

163±10

161±11

300 mg iv, before ACCR(n=37)

Lidocaine 100 mg iv(n=37)

Esmail 2015[19]

124

OPCAB

(Adults)

39(63)

34(55)

NM

NM

NM

NM

300 mg iv, before AI(n=62)

Saline(n=62)

Yilmaz 2014[20]

86

OPCAB

(Adults)

20(81)

22(76)

24(80)

78±16

78±13

77±16

169±5

169±8

169±8

300 mg iv, before ACCR(n=27)

Lidocaine 1.5mg/kg iv(n=29)

Saline(n=30)

Alireza 2013[21]

150

OPCAB

(Adults)

39(78)

40(80)

43(86)

71±11

75±16

71±12

162±24

164±16

166±9

150 mg iv, before ACCR(n=50)

Lidocaine 100 mg iv(n=50)

Saline(n=50)

Rahman 2009[22]

24

OPCAB

(Adults)

9(60)

120(67)

NM

NM

NM

NM

150 mg iv, after AI(n=12)

Saline(n=12)

Ayoub 2009[23]

120

OPCAB

(Adults)

36(90)

37(93)

36(90)

NM

NM

NM

NM

150 mg iv, before ACCR(n=40)

Lidocaine 100 mg iv (n=40)

Saline(n=40)

Cheung 2003[24]

30

OPCAB

(Adults)

13(87)

13(87)

85±17

89±12

NM

NM

150 mg iv, after SC(n=15)

Saline(n=15)

  1. Reported outcomes: = Atrial fibrillation; = Ventricular fibrillation; = Any arrhythmia; = Defibrillation; = Length of stay; = Hemodynamic parameter (blood pressure and heart rate); = Mortality; = Plasma levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory biomakers; = Arterial blood gas; ⑩ = Inotropic requirement
  2. ACCR Aortic cross-clamping release, AI Anesthesia induction, GA Group amiodarone, GC Group control, IV Intravenous injection, OPCAB On-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, SC sternal closure, NM Not mentioned