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Table 3 Incidences of new-onset atrial fibrillation and severity scores of the study population

From: Epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill: a systematic review

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)

  1. AF atrial fibrillation, APACHE II Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, SAPS II Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, NA not available.
  2. aAtrial fibrillation vs. no atrial fibrillation.
  3. bMedian.
  4. cNo information for APACHE II in no new-onset AF patients provided.
  5. dAll types of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia included.