Flow diagram of the systematic literature search indicating the inclusion and exclusion process of...

Flow diagram of the systematic literature search indicating the inclusion and exclusion process of studies

Liakopoulos OJ, et al. Eur Heart J 2008;29:1548-59

Characteristics of included studies (n = 19) – Part I


Characteristics of included studies (n = 19) – Part II


Forest plot of retrieved studies evaluating preoperative statin use and the incidence of early all-cause mortality after

cardiac surgery. OR, odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval


Incidence of clinical outcomes


Forest plot of retrieved studies evaluating preoperative statin use and the incidence of myocardial infarction after cardiac

surgery. OR, odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval


Forest plot of retrieved studies evaluating preoperative statin use and the incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. OR, odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval


Forest plot of retrieved studies evaluating preoperative statin use and the incidence of stroke after cardiac surgery

OR, odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval


Forest plot of retrieved studies evaluating preoperative statin use on the incidence of renal failure after cardiac surgery

OR, odds ratio; CI, 95% confidence interval


Preoperative characteristics of patients


Funnel plot with solid circles representing actual included studies with their respective study weight (%). The Trim-and-Fill method suggested that only one missing study was needed to achieve a symmetrical funnel plot, as indicated by the open circle. The solid vertical line represents the unadjusted odds ratio (OR) for short-term mortality, and the dotted line indicates the recalculated adjusted

OR after allowing for publication bias. SE, standard error.


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