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Table 3 Incidences of new-onset atrial fibrillation and severity scores of the study population
| Author, year [ref] | Setting patients | Incidence of AF (no.) | Severity score | Mean score a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bender JS, 1996 [49] | Surgical ICU | 6.8% (14/206) | NA | NA |
| Seguin P, 2004 [50] | Surgical ICU | 5.3% (24/453) | SAPS II | 45 vs. 31 (p = 0.0001) |
| Seguin P, 2006 [51] | Surgical ICU (trauma) | 5.5% (16/293) | SAPS II | 47 vs. 31 (p < 0.001) |
| Arora S, 2007 [52] | Mixed ICU | 29.5% (18/61) | APACHE II | 25.4 vs. 20.0 (p = 0.005) |
| SAPS II | 47.8 vs. 37.1 (p = 0.001) | |||
| Christian SA, 2008 [26] | Mixed ICU (sepsis) | 5.9% (16/272) | APACHE II predicted survival | 49% vs. 55% (p = 0.36) |
| Meierhenrich R, 2010 [53] | Surgical ICU | All patients 7.8% (49/629) | SAPS II | NA |
| Septic shock 46.0% (23/50) | 31 vs. 30b (p = 0.12) | |||
| Walkey AJ, 2011 [54] | Acute care hospitals (severe sepsis) | 5.9% (2,896/49,082) | Number of organ failures | 3.11 vs. 3.08b (p = 0.42) |
| Kanji S, 2012 [55] | Three mixed ICUs | 4.5% (139/3,081) | APACHE II | 22.6c |
| Tongyaoo S, 2013 [56] | Medical ICU | 13.8% (34/247) | APACHE II | 24.4 vs. 17.0d (p < 0.001) |
| Makrygiannis SS, 2014 [57] | Mixed ICU | 15.0% (20/133) | APACHE II | 17.9 vs. 15.7 (p = 0.16) |
