Anaesthetic drugs and survival: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized trials in cardiac surgery.
Br J Anaesth
; 111(6): 886-96, 2013 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Many studies have compared desflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, total i.v. anaesthesia (TIVA), or all in cardiac surgery to assess their effects on patient survival.METHODS:
We performed standard pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analyses; the latter allows indirect assessments if any of the anaesthetic agents were not compared in head-to-head trials. Pertinent studies were identified using BioMedCentral, MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library (last updated in June 2012).RESULTS:
We identified 38 randomized trials with survival data published between 1991 and 2012, with most studies (63%) done in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients with standard cardiopulmonary bypass. Standard meta-analysis showed that the use of a volatile agent was associated with a reduction in mortality when compared with TIVA at the longest follow-up available [25/1994 (1.3%) in the volatile group vs 43/1648 (2.6%) in the TIVA arm, odds ratio (OR)=0.51, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.33-0.81, P-value for effect=0.004, number needed to treat 74, I(2)=0%] with results confirmed in trials with low risk of bias, in large trials, and when including only CABG studies. Bayesian network meta-analysis showed that sevoflurane (OR=0.31, 95% credible interval 0.14-0.64) and desflurane (OR=0.43, 95% credible interval 0.21-0.82) were individually associated with a reduction in mortality when compared with TIVA.CONCLUSIONS:
Anaesthesia with volatile agents appears to reduce mortality after cardiac surgery when compared with TIVA, especially when sevoflurane or desflurane is used. A large, multicentre trial is warranted to confirm that long-term survival is significantly affected by the choice of anaesthetic.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Anestésicos Intravenosos
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Anestésicos Inalatórios
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Anaesth
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália