| No. of patients | Mean age (years) | Males (%) | Comorbidities | Baseline creatinine (μmol/L) | Surgical procedures | RIPC methods | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension, no. | DM, no. | |||||||
Ali et al. [16] | 41/41 | 74/75 | 93/93 | 21/26 | 2/2 | 102/101 | Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair | Crossclamping of the iliac arteries |
Hoole et al. [17] | 104/98 | 63.2/61.8 | 81/76 | 53/51 | 24/20 | – | PCI | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Walsh et al. [18] | 18/22 | 74/76 | 100/100 | 8/12 | 3/2 | 95/94 | Endovascular aneurysm repair | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Walsh et al. [19] | 22/18 | 75/72 | 73/100 | 12/16 | 1/0 | 97/88 | Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair | Crossclamping of the iliac arteries |
Rahman et al. [20] | 80/82 | 63/65 | 89/88 | 44/52 | 3/0 | 98.1/96.4 | CABG | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Choi et al. [21] | 38/38 | 57/60 | 39/39 | 8/10 | 1/4 | 80.4/81.3 | CABG, Valve surgery, Bentall procedure | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Thielmann et al. [22] | 27/26 | 63.4/64.1 | 85/85 | 25/24 | 0/0 | – | CABG | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Zimmerman et al. [23] | 59/59 | 62/65 | 41/40 | 44/50 | 24/21 | 82.2/84.0 | CABG, Valve surgery | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Lucchinette et al. [24] | 27/28 | 59/62 | 96/86 | 19/20 | – | 91.7/88.0 | CABG | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |
Young et al. [25] | 48/48 | 65.5/64.4 | 60/65 | – | – | 102/95 | CABG, Valve surgery | An inflatable tourniquet around the limbs |