• Int. J. Cardiol. · Sep 2014

    Review Meta Analysis

    Remote preconditioning and major clinical complications following adult cardiovascular surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    • Remote Preconditioning Trialists' Group, D A Healy, W A Khan, C S Wong, M Clarke Moloney, P A Grace, J C Coffey, C Dunne, S R Walsh, U Sadat, M E Gaunt, S Chen, S Tehrani, D J Hausenloy, D M Yellon, R S Kramer, R F Zimmerman, V V Lomivorotov, V A Shmyrev, D N Ponomarev, I A Rahman, J G Mascaro, R S Bonser, Y Jeon, D M Hong, R Wagner, M Thielmann, G Heusch, K Zacharowski, P Meybohm, B Bein, and T Y Tang.
    • University of Limerick, Ireland. Electronic address: donagh1@hotmail.com.
    • Int. J. Cardiol. 2014 Sep 1;176(1):20-31.

    BackgroundA number of 'proof-of-concept' trials suggest that remote ischaemic preconditioning (RIPC) reduces surrogate markers of end-organ injury in patients undergoing major cardiovascular surgery. To date, few studies have involved hard clinical outcomes as primary end-points.MethodsRandomised clinical trials of RIPC in major adult cardiovascular surgery were identified by a systematic review of electronic abstract databases, conference proceedings and article reference lists. Clinical end-points were extracted from trial reports. In addition, trial principal investigators provided unpublished clinical outcome data.ResultsIn total, 23 trials of RIPC in 2200 patients undergoing major adult cardiovascular surgery were identified. RIPC did not have a significant effect on clinical end-points (death, peri-operative myocardial infarction (MI), renal failure, stroke, mesenteric ischaemia, hospital or critical care length of stay).ConclusionPooled data from pilot trials cannot confirm that RIPC has any significant effect on clinically relevant end-points. Heterogeneity in study inclusion and exclusion criteria and in the type of preconditioning stimulus limits the potential for extrapolation at present. An effort must be made to clarify the optimal preconditioning stimulus. Following this, large-scale trials in a range of patient populations are required to ascertain the role of this simple, cost-effective intervention in routine practice.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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